WHO welcomes Facebook pledge to curb anti-vaccine misinformation
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Thursday it...
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Transgender people in U.S. still face conversion therapy attempts
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – One in seven transgender people in the U.S. has experienced an attempt by a professional counselor to make them undergo pseudoscientific “therapy” with the goal of changing...
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Cigna rolls out new plan to fully cover multi-million dollar gene therapies
(Reuters) – Health insurer Cigna Corp <CI.N> said on Thursday it had introduced a plan...
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New video animation aims to raise AIDS awareness on Freddie Mercury’s birthday
LONDON (Reuters) – A new video animation featuring two white blood cells in love was...
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Ebola survivors face kidney problems and risk of premature death
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – People who survive Ebola virus infection face a...
Read MoreMallinckrodt taps restructuring firms: Bloomberg
(Reuters) – Mallinckrodt Plc <MNK.N> has hired restructuring firms and may choose to seek bankruptcy protection, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, sending the drugmaker’s shares down 40% in after-hours trading....
Read MoreEven a little exercise linked to a longer life
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People who get even a small amount of exercise may be less likely to die prematurely than their more sedentary counterparts, a research review suggests. Researchers examined data from 10...
Read MoreSuccessful PTSD treatment tied to lowered diabetes risk
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who improve with treatment may also lower their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers examined...
Read MoreHeart failure deaths highest in poorest US counties
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – People living in U.S. counties with the highest rates of poverty are more likely to die from heart failure than those from more affluent areas, a new study suggests. Researchers...
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U.S. government gives states nearly $2 billion to combat opioid crisis
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Wednesday it will...
Read MoreWarm weather, walkable neighborhoods tied to lower blood pressure in kids
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Kids who grow up in warmer climates and in walkable neighborhoods may have lower blood pressure than those who live where it’s cooler and people drive everywhere, a new European...
Read MoreAmid swine fever outbreak, Brazil beef plants set for Chinese inspections: sources
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Chinese health inspectors are expected to start evaluating four Brazilian beef plants on Thursday as part of a push to approve new meat exporters amid an outbreak of swine fever, two...
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AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso helps lung cancer patients live longer: study
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Read MoreAstraZeneca’s Tagrisso gets China OK for type of lung cancer
(Reuters) – AstraZeneca Plc said on Wednesday it had received marketing authorization from China’s National Medical Products Administration for its top-selling drug, Tagrisso, to treat adults with a form of lung...
Read MorePolyphor reinvents itself after abandoning antibiotic trial
ZURICH (Reuters) – Drugmaker Polyphor is hiring new managers and shifting focus after a trial of its top antibiotic hopeful proved too dangerous to continue, the Swiss company said on Wednesday. Chief Financial Officer...
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U.S. judge orders big drug companies to face opioid trial
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected efforts by major...
Read MoreUK cost watchdog recommends Novartis’ blindness therapy Luxturna
(Reuters) – Novartis AG’s gene therapy for blindness, Luxturna, is recommended for use on England’s public health service, the country’s healthcare cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE said on Tuesday....
Read MoreHeart patients may benefit more from exercise than healthy people
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Exercise can do more to lower the risk of premature death for patients with cardiovascular disease than for healthy people, a new study suggests. Healthy people did have a lower chance...
Read MoreMedication can lower some women’s risk of breast cancer
By Will Boggs MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women with a high risk of developing breast cancer can lower that risk by taking certain medications, according to updated recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task...
Read MoreMore tiny preemies leave hospital with human milk for feedings
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – A growing number of extremely tiny newborns are being sent home from the hospital with human milk for feedings when their mothers don’t produce enough milk to meet their...
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