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By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) – Two drugs are better than one when it comes to restoring the womb after an incomplete miscarriage, according to a new study. The 300 women in the study had all recently suffered an early...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Gay, lesbian and bisexual people living in states where it’s legal to deny services to same-sex couples may have an increased risk of mental illness even when they don’t...

By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Hospitals that allow family members of critically ill patients to attend doctors’ rounds in the intensive care unit (ICU) may improve healthcare quality by enhancing communication...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Obese teens who have weight loss surgery are likely to lose the same amount of weight regardless of whether they were previously diagnosed with psychiatric problems, a U.S. study...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Murder, suicide, car crashes, and addiction have all contributed to a spike in deaths among U.S. children and teens in recent years, a government study suggests. The death rate for youth...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Women who have an abortion may be no more likely to develop depression than women who don’t, a Danish study suggests. Researchers examined data on 396,397 women born in Denmark...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Prostate cancer patients who smoke are more likely to have tumors return, spread to other parts of the body, and become fatal than nonsmokers, a new study suggests. Researchers examined...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Falls, car crashes and other accidents off the battlefield cause one-third of injuries and about one in 10 deaths among U.S. service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, a U.S....

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government’s healthcare program for the elderly will exhaust its reserves for hospital insurance in 2026, three years earlier than last year’s forecast, the Social Security and...

By Tamara Mathias (Reuters) – Mylan NV on Monday beat a clutch of drugmakers racing to get a biosimilar to Amgen Inc’s blockbuster drug, Neulasta, to market, with U.S. health regulators approving its version of the...

By Shereen Lehman (Reuters Health) – Academic societies may be able to improve gender equity by supporting female leadership and committing to equality, suggests a new Australian study. Organizations that are more diverse,...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Many adults treated at U.S. emergency rooms for mild brain injuries fail to get follow-up care within three months even when they have moderate to severe concussion symptoms, a recent...