By Katharine Jackson (Reuters) – Seven adult detainees at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Houston have been diagnosed with mumps, but the contagious disease is contained, the city’s...
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TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese subsidiary of Pfizer Inc is recalling a drug for high blood...
Read MoreBy Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Kids with obstructive sleep apnea may be at lower risk of accidents with oncoming vehicles during the day if they use positive airway pressure, or PAP, therapy at night, a new study...
Read MoreBy Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Many more Americans may be getting opioids for their pets, and veterinarians appear to be prescribing increasingly potent versions of these drugs to animals, a small study suggests. The...
Read MoreBy Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People with type 1 diabetes are more likely to break a bone when their average blood sugar levels are dangerously high, a large study suggests. Researchers examined data on more than...
Read MoreBy Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Soldiers who displayed high optimism before deployment were less likely to develop chronic pain after being sent to Afghanistan or Iraq than those who were more pessimistic, a new study...
Read MoreBy Ankur Banerjee (Reuters Health) – Youth suicides happen more often in U.S. states with high rates of household gun ownership, a recent study found. In the 10 states with the highest youth suicide rates, 53 percent of...
Read MoreBy Manas Mishra (Reuters) – Gene therapy company UniQure NV said on Friday its treatment for hemophilia B increased the levels of a protein that helps in blood clotting after 12 weeks in a relatively small study. Common...
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LONDON (Reuters) – A shutdown in British horse racing due to an outbreak of equine influenza...
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(Reuters) – Drugmakers warned on Friday that if Britain leaves the European Union without a...
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By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday it will...
Read MoreBy Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Kids living with type 1 diabetes are no different from their peers in their reading and math test scores, a Danish study suggests. The less common form of diabetes, known as type 1,...
Read MoreBy Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Surgery for shoulder pain that isn’t caused by an injury has no better results than nonsurgical options or placebo surgery, and comes with potential harms, an expert panel has...
Read MoreBy Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Patients may have less access to palliative care at U.S. hospitals that primarily serve minorities, a study suggests. Minorities in the U.S. often receive worse healthcare and have worse...
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(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it was taking action...
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By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Prior infection with dengue, a mosquito-borne...
Read More(Reuters) – Shares of U.S. gene therapy companies sank on Thursday after drugs developed by two small firms failed to show promise in separate clinical trials, underscoring the challenges in an emerging, lucrative field of...
Read MoreBy Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Most children are using too much toothpaste, don’t brush often enough and don’t start brushing their teeth at a young enough age, according to a U.S. survey. Parents should...
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By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Europe had a record number of measles cases last year, in...
Read MoreBy Muyu Xu and Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) – China is investigating a manufacturer of medical products following reports that it sold human immunoglobulin for intravenous injection that had possibly been contaminated...
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