Just a few hundred prescribers responsible for half of U.S. opioid doses
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – The top 1% of opioid prescribers in the U.S. are...
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Jury orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $750 million in New Jersey talc case
By Lisa Girion and Michael Erman (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson was ordered on Thursday...
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Ten U.S. refineries emitted excessive cancer-causing benzene in 2019: report
(Reuters) – Ten U.S. oil refineries, including six in Texas, released the cancer-causing...
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Brazil gives big tobacco companies 30 days notice in smoking lawsuit
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The world’s largest cigarette makers, British American Tobacco...
Read MorePeak coronavirus? Epidemic forecasts are often wrong but can be useful
By Kate Kelland and Julie Steenhuysen LONDON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Predicting “peak virus” is often destined to fail. But that’s not to say it is pointless. Many health, policy and economic experts...
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WHO says too early to say coronavirus peaking in China
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday...
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Greece reports first case of African swine fever
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece detected its first case of African swine fever at a breeding farm...
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Regeneron likely to make coronavirus treatments available in few months
(Reuters) – Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc is ramping up efforts to develop a set of...
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Chinese city accused of stealing virus masks from hard-hit neighbor
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese city with only eight confirmed cases of a new coronavirus has...
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Women with defective French breast implants may claim damages only in France: EU court adviser
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Victims of defective breast implants made by French...
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As virus boosts demand, French face mask factory ramps up output
By Udi Kivity ANGERS, France (Reuters) – For one face mask factory outside Angers, western...
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Desperate for coronavirus solutions, Chinese turn to HIV drugs, gray market and traditional cures
By Roxanne Liu and Gabriel CROSSLEY BEIJING (Reuters) – The rapidly spreading virus in China...
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WHO probes Singapore meet linked to spread of virus
By John Geddie SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has begun an...
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China virus hits cruise ships, carmakers, airlines and Airbus
By Stephanie Nebehay and Se Young Lee GENEVA/BEIJING (Reuters) – Thousands of passengers and...
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Drugmakers see long road ahead in coronavirus vaccine race
By Carl O’Donnell and Michael Erman (Reuters) – Drugmakers racing to find a vaccine or...
Read MoreU.S. government proposes higher payments to Medicare insurers in 2021
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Wednesday proposed an average 0.93% increase in its payments in 2021 to the health insurers that manage Medicare Advantage insurance plans for about 22 million people aged 65 or...
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Biogen shares soar 32% on MS drug patent win over Mylan
(Reuters) – Biogen Inc’s shares surged as much as 32% on Wednesday after the drugmaker...
Read MoreMerck to slim down with asset spinoff, focus on Keytruda, vaccines
By Manas Mishra and Michael Erman (Reuters) – Merck & Co Inc <MRK.N> said on Wednesday it will spin off its women’s health, biosimilar drugs and older products into a separate publicly traded company as it...
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Data suggests virus infections under-reported, exaggerating fatality rate
By Cate Cadell BEIJING (Reuters) – Fatalities from the coronavirus epidemic are...
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WHO: ‘no known effective’ treatments for new coronavirus
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization played down media reports on Wednesday of...
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