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By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Sexual minorities are less likely to be employed or to have health insurance than their straight peers, a new U.S. study suggests. They are also more likely to report being in poorer...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Healthy kids with chronically ill siblings may suppress their own needs as they adapt to shifting family dynamics that are focused on caring for the child who is sick, a research review...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Hospitals that switch from paper to electronic health records may eventually see lower death rates than they had before, but a U.S. study also suggests that fatalities may first increase...

By Jocelyn Weiner (Reuters Health) – Office workers who knew that standing during the day could keep them healthier still felt awkward when they stood during meetings while their colleagues were seated, a UK study found....

By Anne Harding (Reuters Health) – Plant-derived estrogens, such as those from soy and red clover, might contribute to unwanted weight gain in some postmenopausal women, according to a new review of previous clinical...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – For women with early-stage breast cancer, many surgeons would advise extensive removal of the lymph nodes under the armpits even though recent evidence shows this doesn’t improve...

LONDON (Reuters) – AstraZeneca has joined other drugmakers in freezing prices in the United States for the rest of 2018, following criticism by U.S. President Donald Trump over the cost of medicine. Chief Executive Pascal...

ZURICH (Reuters) – Roche on Thursday lifted its veil of secrecy over a patent that has reaped billions of dollars over the years but is due to expire on Dec. 18, depriving the Swiss drugmaker of a key source of income. The...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Women who work 45 hours or more each week could be more likely to develop diabetes, a Canadian study suggests. Researchers tracked 7,065 workers aged 35 and older in Ontario, Canada,...