- Physician's Weekly

FDA rejects Sanofi-Lexicon add-on pill for type 1 diabetes

Mar 22, 2019

(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve a drug developed by...

Your health app could be sharing your medical data

Mar 22, 2019

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – That nifty new health app you downloaded to your phone to keep track of your meds might be sharing your information with a host of unrelated companies, some of which have nothing to do...

Childhood anxiety tied to school absences

Mar 22, 2019

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Kids with school attendance or truancy problems might be...

Middle-school screening uncovers diabetes, high cholesterol

Mar 22, 2019

By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health – In a small pilot study that screened 45 Ohio middle school students for cardiovascular risk factors, a third of the children had abnormal levels of cholesterol or blood sugar, and two...

UPS eyes in-home health services with U.S. vaccine project

Mar 22, 2019

By Lisa Baertlein and Michael Erman LOUISVILLE, Ky. – United Parcel Service Inc wants to get...

China urges subsidies to help disease-hit pig farms restock

Mar 22, 2019

BEIJING (Reuters) – China has urged rural governments to offer temporary subsidies to pig...

Eisai starts phase 3 trials for second Alzheimer’s drug after first’s failure

Mar 22, 2019

By Takashi Umekawa TOKYO (Reuters) – Eisai Co Ltd on Friday said it has begun phase 3...

China birth rates fall in several regions in 2018: China Daily

Mar 21, 2019

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s birth rate in several regions, including the capital...

FDA says cybersecurity vulnerabilities found in some Medtronic devices

Mar 21, 2019

(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday said cybersecurity...

J&J to record $700 million charge related to abandoned drug program

Mar 21, 2019

(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson on Thursday said it will record a nearly $700 million...

Long-term hormone use after menopause tied to Alzheimer’s risk

Mar 21, 2019

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to ease menopause symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats may be slightly more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, a large...

Biogen scraps two Alzheimer drug trials, wipes $18 billion from market value

Mar 21, 2019

By Julie Steenhuysen and Takashi Umekawa CHICAGO/TOKYO (Reuters) – Biogen Inc and partner...

Phone app may help conquer fear of heights

Mar 21, 2019

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – People who are terrified of heights may be able to conquer their phobia using a virtual reality app and an inexpensive set of cardboard VR googles, a Dutch study suggests. Study...

Mississippi governor signs ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban

Mar 21, 2019

(Reuters) – Mississippi’s Republican governor signed one of America’s strictest...

Heart risk factors may predict lung damage in 9-11 responders

Mar 21, 2019

By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – For firefighters who worked at “Ground Zero” around September 11, 2001, a group of heart-disease risk factors also predicted who was likely to develop World Trade...

Kentucky launches probe into drug overcharges by pharmacy benefit managers

Mar 21, 2019

(Reuters) – Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear said on Thursday he had launched an investigation into allegations that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) had overcharged state health insurance programs for drugs and...