Sarepta surges after Pfizer gene therapy data raises safety concerns
By Manas Mishra and Michael Erman (Reuters) – Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics Inc...
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By Manas Mishra and Michael Erman (Reuters) – Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics Inc...
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STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) – A quadriplegic French patient, who has been in a vegetative...
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By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – China is facing a shortage of pediatricians and, just as in America, that scarcity is being felt most in rural areas, researchers report in a new study. Rural areas also had the largest...
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(Reuters) – A group of civil rights organizations, doctors and clinics sued Georgia’s...
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PARIS (Reuters) – France’s health watchdog on Friday recommended that social security stop reimbursing patients for homeopathic drugs, citing insufficient effectiveness. For nine months the HAS watchdog investigated...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Encompass Health Corp has agreed to pay $48 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday. The settlement resolves allegations in...
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By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday sidestepped a...
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(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc said on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had...
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By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – A decades-old U.S. government policy reinstated by President Donald Trump in 2017 that restricts international aid to NGOs that support abortion is linked to a 40% rise in abortions in...
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By Carolyn Crist Firefighters who feel burned out often experience sleep issues, which also increases their risk of emotional fatigue, exhaustion and health problems, researchers say. Nearly half of U.S. firefighters are likely...
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By Linda Carroll Current lung cancer screening guidelines may need to be less restrictive when it...
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By Saumya Joseph Surgery patients who were taught to manage their pain with acetaminophen and ibuprofen ended up using few or no opioid pills, a recent study found. Volunteers in the study underwent one of six minor surgeries:...
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By Gabriella Borter NEW YORK (Reuters) – American women faced with new restrictions on...
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By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Working at a desk all day may not be as bad for heart health and longevity as sitting in front of a television after hours, according to a U.S. study that suggests not all types of...
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By James Oliphant and Ginger Gibson MIAMI (Reuters) – Democratic presidential contenders...
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By Kate Kelland LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) – Vaccination against the virus that causes almost...
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By Lisa Rapaport Women exposed to triclosan, a chemical often found in soaps and hand sanitizers, may be more likely to develop osteoporosis than women who don’t have this exposure, a new study suggests. Triclosan has been...
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By Tamara Mathias (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved...
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By Lisa Rapaport U.S. veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are more likely than typical Americans to die of causes including suicide and accidental injuries, a recent study suggests. PTSD has previously been...
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By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of U.S. health insurers that have rebounded...
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