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IRC warns of mental health crisis on Lesbos as Greece moves asylum seekers

Sep 25, 2018

By Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece moved another 400 people from its biggest...

High-nicotine e-cigarettes flood market despite FDA rule

Sep 24, 2018

By Chris Kirkham (Reuters) – The sleek Juul electronic cigarettes have become a phenomenon...

UnitedHealth warns hospitals about Envision ER contracts

Sep 24, 2018

By Caroline Humer NEW YORK (Reuters) – UnitedHealth Group Inc will treat emergency room and...

Gender nonconforming teens face higher risk of mental distress

Sep 24, 2018

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Compared to teens whose gender expression matches societal expectations, gender nonconforming adolescents may be more likely to experience mental health problems, a U.S. study suggests....

Increased use of anti-clotting drugs tied to fewer strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation

Sep 24, 2018

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – More patients with heart rhythm problems that put them at high risk for stroke are taking daily pills to prevent clotting – and they’re having fewer strokes as a result, a...

Gilead to launch generic versions of its hepatitis drugs

Sep 24, 2018

(Reuters) – Gilead Sciences Inc said on Monday it plans to launch generic versions of its...

Brazil court strips Gilead of hepatitis C drug patent

Sep 24, 2018

By Maria Carolina Marcello and Gram Slattery BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A Brazilian...

Kids may pick up marijuana at younger age if mom uses

Sep 24, 2018

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – When mom uses marijuana, kids are more likely to try the drug at a younger age, a new study shows. When mothers used cannabis during the first 12 years of a child’s life, there was...

Researchers consider ethics of addressing race in biomedical studies

Sep 24, 2018

By Will Boggs MD (Reuters Health) – Three opinion essays in a major medical journal address the ethics of addressing race in biomedical studies. Race and medical research have a long history together, much of it...

Fewer U.S. adults getting unnecessary knee surgery

Sep 24, 2018

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – So-called arthroscopic knee surgery is becoming a less common treatment for adults with torn cartilage or painful arthritis as a growing body of evidence shows little benefit from these...

Endo puts Vasostrict case against U.S. FDA on hold

Sep 24, 2018

(Reuters) – Endo International Plc is halting its lawsuit against the U.S. Food And Drug Administration until the end of the year after the agency made new commitments on the regulation relating to the active ingredient in...

EU approves AstraZeneca immunotherapy drug for lung cancer

Sep 24, 2018

LONDON (Reuters) – AstraZeneca’s immunotherapy drug Imfinzi has been approved in...

Electrode treatment, physical therapy combination lets two paralyzed people walk again

Sep 24, 2018

By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) – Doctors in Kentucky reported Monday that two of four paralyzed patients were able to walk again with limited assistance after treatment with electrical stimulation to the portion of the...

Despite Brexit planning, EMA fears disruption for 39 medicines

Sep 24, 2018

LONDON (Reuters) – Despite actions taken by companies to prepare for Brexit, there is still a risk of serious supply disruptions for 39 medicines as a result of Britain’s departure from the European Union, the...

Boston Scientific’s drug-coated stent gets FDA approval

Sep 24, 2018

By Tamara Mathias (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Boston Scientific Corp’s drug-coated stent Eluvia to treat narrowed arteries in the leg. The medical device maker intends to...

AstraZeneca diabetes drug cuts heart risks in major study

Sep 24, 2018

By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) – AstraZeneca’s diabetes drug Farxiga met a key goal...

China says new African swine fever outbreak reported in Inner Mongolia

Sep 24, 2018

BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Monday it has confirmed a new outbreak of African swine fever in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of northern China, as authorities struggle to contain the highly contagious disease....