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By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – African American men and women are more likely to develop high blood pressure in middle age than their white counterparts, a U.S. study suggests. Approximately 76 percent of black adults...

By Cheryl Platzman Weinstock (Reuters Health) – Becoming a caregiver for a spouse can be emotionally and physically depleting, and may lead to health declines in the caregiver, according to study from China. Researchers...

(Reuters) – Smiths Group Plc expects a 2 percent drop in full-year revenue at its medical unit, hurt by some products losing certifications under a new regulation and the loss of two contracts in the United States, it said...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Adolescents who have harmed themselves or tried to commit suicide may be less likely to do it again when they participate in an intense therapy program focused on both individual and...

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – The kind of imaging U.S. women receive after treatment for non-metastatic breast cancer can vary widely, a new study finds. While some women don’t even get the recommended annual...

By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) – The 46 medicines given approval through 2017 as part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Breakthrough Therapy program have often been sent to patients without a large...