Novartis wins Medicaid approval for new sickle cell drug in key U.S. states
By Carl O’Donnell and Tamara Mathias (Reuters) – Novartis AG <NOVN.S> has...
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Stealth Bio’s neuromuscular disorder drug fails trial; shares plummet
(Reuters) – Stealth BioTherapeutics Corp’s shares crashed on Friday after its lead neuromuscular disorder drug candidate failed to help patients walk better and reduce fatigue, a major setback to the company’s...
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Commercial pig farm in China jams drone signal to combat swine fever crooks
By Min Zhang and Tom Daly BEIJING (Reuters) – One of China’s biggest animal feed...
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Merck receives FDA approval for Ebola vaccine
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it approved drugmaker...
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Canada health minister proposes bans on vaping product advertising
(Reuters) – Canada’s minister of health, Patty Hajdu, on Thursday proposed banning...
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Sugar and white bread tied to older women’s insomnia
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Older women who eat lots of sweets and processed grains...
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U.S. vaping-related deaths rise to 54, hospitalizations to 2,506
(Reuters) – U.S. health officials said on Thursday two more deaths occurred since last week...
Read MoreSustained weight loss in middle-age may lower breast cancer risk
(This December 17 story is refiled to add new paragraph 6, and adds lb/kg conversions in paras 4 and 5.) By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – In women over age 50, losing just four pounds and keeping the weight off can...
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Israel avoids health crisis with last-minute new drug budget
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israeli ministers on Thursday averted a health care crisis by passing a...
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FDA grants accelerated approval for Astellas, Seattle Genetics’ bladder cancer drug
(This December 18 story corrects third paragraph to remove reference to Padcev being the first FDA...
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U.S. appeals court sidesteps major Obamacare ruling
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday that a...
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Novartis plans to give away world’s costliest therapy to some patients
By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis aims to give away 100 doses of its $2.1...
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Trump proposes rule for importing drugs from Canada; industry says it won’t cut costs
By Michael Erman and Carl O’Donnell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Trump administration on...
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Special Report: FDA targets e-cigs that hook teens but don’t help smokers quit
By Chris Kirkham (Reuters) – E-cigarette makers face an existential threat. By May, they...
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Lithium from electronic waste can contaminate water supply
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Lithium from batteries that power smartphones, tablets...
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Half of U.S. adults to be obese by 2030 with one in four severely obese
By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) – A new analysis is predicting that by 2030, 48.9% of adults...
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That puppy in the window could make you sick as a dog, U.S. health agency warns
By Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) – Beware of dog, especially the cute puppies in pet...
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Malnutrition curses the children of Venezuela
By Brian Ellsworth and Keren Torres BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela (Reuters) – Last August, Francys...
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UK ad watchdog bans BAT from Instagram e-cigarette promotion
By Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) – British American Tobacco (BAT) must stop advertising its...
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Germany moves to ban gay ‘conversion therapies’
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany moved a step closer to banning so-called gay “conversion...
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