Bookmark?Remove? Female pediatricians paid 76 cents for every $1 paid to men (Reuters Health) – Women in pediatrics still earn less than men even with similar levels of experience and even after accounting for the disproportionate amount of time they devote to unpaid work at home, two new studies suggest. Overall, U.S. pediatricians ha... More »
Bookmark?Remove? ‘It is time to stop vaping’: Kansas reports sixth U.S. death linked… (Reuters) – A Kansas resident was the sixth person to die in the United States of a mysterious respiratory illness related to vaping, state officials said on Tuesday, as public health officials scrambled to understand a nationwide health problem. “It is time t... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Factbox: What we know about U.S. vaping illnesses (Reuters) – U.S. public health officials are investigating more than 450 cases of severe lung illnesses and have confirmed at least five deaths related to electronic cigarette products including the devices and liquids used inside them. The Centers for Disease... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Patients at for-profit dialysis centers less likely to get kidney… (Reuters Health) – The likelihood that U.S. patients with renal failure will get a kidney transplant is lower for those who get dialysis at for-profit dialysis centers, a new study shows. In examining the records of more than a million dialysis patients, resea... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Teens with illnesses want role in decision-making (Reuters Health) – Teens with chronic illnesses would like to have a say in decisions such as switching to a new medicine, but they often feel left out of the conversation, a small study suggests. Researchers in Wales who interviewed teens being treated for a ... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Most kids can manage pain after surgery without opioids (Reuters Health) – About one in five kids are prescribed opioids after common pediatric surgeries, but a new study suggests they may do just as well with alternative pain relievers like acetaminophen or ibuprofen. From 1999 to 2016, opioid-related overdoses ro... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Xeris Pharma’s low blood sugar treatment wins FDA approval (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Xeris Pharmaceuticals Inc’s glucagon therapy that aims to treat severely low sugar levels in diabetes patients, the drugmaker said on Tuesday. The condition, called hypoglycemia, can cause acute co... More »
Bookmark?Remove? U.S. tells cannabis companies not to advertise disease treatments… WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. consumer and trade regulator said on Tuesday it had warned three companies selling products infused with cannabidiol that it was illegal to advertise that such products could fight disease without providing credible scientif... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Czech doctors deliver baby girl 117 days after mother’s brain-death BRNO (Reuters) – When a helicopter rushed an unconscious Czech woman who had suffered a severe stroke to hospital in April, her chances of survival were slim – and those of the fetus she had carried in her womb for 15 weeks little better. And yet, on Aug. 15, ... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Oklahoma hospital used dirty gastroscopes on almost 1,000 patients-… (Reuters) – An unnamed hospital in Oklahoma used contaminated gastroscopes in procedures performed on nearly a thousand patients in recent months, device maker Pentax Medical told U.S. regulators last month, putting the patients at risk of exposure to bacteria... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Early after routine heart procedures, other operations become riskier (Reuters Health) – Patients who have so-called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures to restore blood flow to the heart may be more likely to have complications with non-cardiac surgery than other people, a U.S. study suggests. PCI is commonly pe... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Extreme hypertension in pregnancy tied to kidney disease (Reuters Health) – Women who develop preeclampsia, a form of dangerously high blood pressure during pregnancy, are 5 times more likely to develop end-stage kidney disease later in life than women who have normal blood pressure during pregnancy, a Swedish study... More »
Bookmark?Remove? CDC, FDA report 215 cases of respiratory illness possibly tied to… (Reuters) – U.S. public health officials on Friday reported a rise in the number of cases of respiratory illness possibly related to the use of e-cigarettes from across 25 states. The number of cases rose to 215 as of Aug. 27, from the U.S. Centers for Disease... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Women may be missing out on outpatient hospital care in northern India Women account for only a little over one third of appointments at a major hospital in India’s capital, New Delhi, highlighting extensive gender discrimination in access to healthcare services, researchers say. Looking at outpatient visits to a large hospital i... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Higher education doesn’t protect equally against secondhand smoke Higher levels of education promote health by helping people avoid many environmental health risks, but this benefit may not extend equally to all races and ethnicities when it comes to secondhand smoke, a U.S. study suggests Overall, higher educational attainm... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Congolese girl, 9, dies of Ebola in Uganda: hospital official KAMPALA (Reuters) – A 9-year-old girl has died of Ebola in the East African nation of Uganda, a hospital official said, a day after she tested positive for the disease after crossing the border from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). “It is true ... More »
Bookmark?Remove? FDP expert seeks legalizing surrogacy FDP (Free Democratic Party of Germany) wants to legalize embryo donation and surrogacy in Germany. In addition, in the future, up to 4 people will have the right to bear responsibility for the child. More »
Bookmark?Remove? China’s Sichuan province to remove restrictions on pig farming BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s southwestern province of Sichuan, the country’s top pig-farming province, is removing some restrictions on hog production to stabilize supply after an epidemic of African swine fever reduced herds. Sichuan produced more than 65 mill... More »
Bookmark?Remove? DEA to expand marijuana research after years of delay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said on Monday that it will move ahead with a long-delayed expansion of its marijuana research program, in a sign that the Trump administration’s hostility to the drug may be waning as a growing n... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Most long-term acute care hospital patients die within five years (Reuters Health) – Most elderly patients admitted to long-term acute care hospitals die within 5 years, and spend two-thirds of their remaining life as an inpatient, a U.S. study suggests. The goal of long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) is to help patients... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Cancer doctors don’t focus on lifestyle risks (Reuters Health) – Cancer specialists only rarely advise patients on lifestyle changes that could improve overall health and possibly also reduce the risk of recurrence, a new survey suggests. The survey of doctors from a Midwestern health system found that on... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Customers can make fast-food combo meals healthier (Reuters Health) – Combination meals in U.S. fast food and fast casual restaurants have lots of calories, saturated fat, sugar and sodium, but customers can make the meals healthier by substituting drinks and toppings, researchers say. Combination meals includ... More »
Bookmark?Remove? CDC probes lung illnesses linked to e-cigarette use NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a “cluster” of lung illnesses that it believes may be linked to e-cigarette use after such cases were reported in 14 states. The CDC said there was no evidence that an in... More »
Bookmark?Remove? As Americans get heavier, obesity-linked cancers may strike earlier Increasing numbers of middle-aged Americans appear to be developing cancers that can be associated with obesity, new data suggest. And the increase in these cancers among 50- to 64-year-olds parallels the rising rates of obesity, researchers say. In their anal... More »
Bookmark?Remove? AbbVie prices new rheumatoid arthritis drug at $59,000 a year (Reuters) – AbbVie Inc has priced its new rheumatoid arthritis treatment at $59,000 a year after gaining U.S. approval on Friday, a big boost for the drugmaker struggling with rising competition for Humira, its blockbuster therapy for the same condition. A fou... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Roche cancer treatment priced at $17,050 a month, lower than rival… (Reuters) – Roche Holding AG has priced its personalized cancer treatment, Rozlytrek, at about $17,050 per month, nearly half of the monthly price of a rival drug from Bayer AG and Eli Lilly and Co that was approved last year. Roche’s drug and Bayer/Lilly’s Vi... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Tobacco industry anti-smoking ads reached less than half of U.S…. Court-ordered anti-smoking ads sponsored by the tobacco industry reached only around 40% of adults and about half of all smokers in the U.S., a recent study suggests. Past research has shown that anti-smoking mass media campaigns are an effective public health... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Sick hospital workers often expose patients to contagious illness Hospital workers often come to work with contagious respiratory illnesses, against the recommendations of public health regulators, a Canadian study suggests. Nearly all of the 2,093 health care workers in the study who had such symptoms came to work at some p... More »
Bookmark?Remove? FDA approves Celgene’s bone marrow cancer treatment (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Celgene Corp’s Inrebic to treat certain rare forms of bone marrow cancer called myelofibrosis, making it the second approved drug to treat the disease. Inrebic belongs to a class of drugs kno... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Mediterranean diet tied to lower risk of gestational diabetes (Reuters Health) – Pregnant women at high risk for developing gestational diabetes may be less likely to experience this complication when they switch to a Mediterranean diet instead of sticking with their usual eating habits, a recent experiment suggests. Res... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Late puberty may lead to weaker bones (Reuters Health) – Teens who hit puberty late may end up with weaker bones, a new study finds. In the study, which included more than 6,000 British children, researchers found that kids who experienced their growth spurts – which occur around the age of pubert... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Lifestyle stressed in cardiovascular disease prevention guideline NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new guideline from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association emphasizes social determinants of health and calls for their incorporation into shared decision-making to optimize prevention of cardiovascul... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Canada enacts drug price crackdown, in blow to pharmaceutical industry TORONTO (Reuters) – The Canadian government announced final regulations on Friday that should cut billions of dollars from patented drug prices that are among the highest in the world, overcoming heavy opposition from pharmaceutical companies who may eventuall... More »
Bookmark?Remove? ‘Fat suit’ may uncover medical student biases against obesity (Reuters Health) – Obesity simulation suits, worn by actors who play fake patients during training exercises, may help teach medical students about their own anti-fat prejudices, suggests a small study in Germany. In simulated patient encounters between medica... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Bulgaria to compensate owners who cull pigs to help stamp out swine… SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said the Balkan state’s government will compensate owners who voluntarily cull their domestic pigs, as the country works to stamp out an outbreak of the highly contagious African swine fever. Almost 130... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Yellow lens glasses don’t improve drivers’ night vision (Reuters Health) – – Touted to improve nighttime eyesight, yellow lens glasses don’t help drivers see better and may, in fact, worsen vision, a new study suggests. Researchers found that yellow-lens wearing volunteers operating a driving simulator were no bett... More »
Bookmark?Remove? U.S. FDA approves Daiichi Sankyo’s treatment for rare joint tumor (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd’s treatment for adult patients with a type of rare, non-cancerous tumor affecting joints and limbs. The label for the treatment, Turalio, includes a boxed warning flaggi... More »
Bookmark?Remove? More than 1 in 10 U.S. elderly are binge drinkers (Reuters Health) – – Binge drinking, often associated with young adults, isn’t as rare as some might think among older Americans, a recent U.S. study suggests. Almost 11% of adults aged 65 and older reported binge drinking – having more than five drinks for me... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Measles surveillance lags in U.S. workplaces, expert says (Reuters Health) – – Monitoring for measles in U.S. workplaces needs improvement, especially in the healthcare sector, an occupational safety expert argues. Measles cases have reached a 27-year high in the U.S. To help prevent transmission, officials need to m... More »
Bookmark?Remove? African swine fever hits sixth pig farm in Bulgaria SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s veterinary authorities said on Friday they would cull 8,253 pigs after detecting an outbreak of African swine fever at a breeding farm in the northeast of the country, the sixth industrial farm in the Balkan nation to be hit by the... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Only one in six U.S. universities are smoke-free (Reuters Health) – Universities across the United States have been slow to adopt anti-tobacco policies on campuses, researchers say, despite public health efforts to curb tobacco use, especially among teens and young adults. Just 16.7% of accredited universiti... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Doctors extract 526 teeth from Indian boy CHENNAI, India (Reuters) – Indian doctors removed a tumor with a record number of 526 teeth inside a seven-year-old boy’s mouth, the medical team in the southern city of Chennai said on Friday. The 200 gram (7 ounce) growth was lodged in the boy’s lower right ... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Ukraine – a trap for infertile foreigners wishing to have a baby – We arrived in Ukraine with the hope of finally becoming parents, but were left without money, and without a child. This is just a trap for foreigners like us, barren couples who agree to everything in order to become the parents of the long-awaited baby. Ukr... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Novartis heart drug fails trial, curbing growth prospects ZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis’s heart failure drug Entresto failed a trial in a new use, the Swiss drugmaker said on Monday, calling into question billions of dollars in potential revenue and taking the shine off one of the company’s biggest growth prospects. Th... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Sanofi ends partnership with Lexicon to develop diabetes drug (Reuters) – French drugmaker Sanofi SA said on Friday it had terminated its partnership with Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc to develop and manufacture a drug for use with insulin in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Lexicon shares fell nearly 40% in exten... More »
Bookmark?Remove? In the U.S., getting the right medicine after a heart attack may… (Reuters Health) – Where heart attack survivors live in the U.S. may affect their chances of getting the best medication to prevent a second attack, a new study suggests. Researchers found that New Englanders were most likely to get the right therapy after a h... More »
Bookmark?Remove? WHO says e-cigarettes, ‘smoke-free’ products do not help reduce cancer GENEVA (Reuters) – Electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products are not helping fight cancer, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, urging smokers and governments not to trust claims from cigarette firms about their latest products. The seve... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Kids with autism at increased risk of bullying by siblings and… (Reuters Health) – Children with autism are more likely than kids without the disorder to be bullied by siblings and peers in early adolescence, and they may have more psychological and social problems as a result, a new study suggests. While sibling bullying ... More »
Bookmark?Remove? WHO says it could use more U.S. help on the ground in Ebola fight GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States could bolster the battle against the Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of Congo by allowing more of its experts to travel to the outbreak zone, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Friday. The virus ha... More »
Bookmark?Remove? WHO hails progress in fight against tobacco but wants more LONDON (Reuters) – Healthy progress has been made in reducing smoking and tobacco use, but governments need to do more to help the world’s 1.1 billion smokers quit, the World Health Organization said on Friday. Tobacco use has also declined proportionately in ... More »
Bookmark?Remove? More evidence ties extreme hypertension in pregnancy to long-term… Women who develop preeclampsia, a form of dangerously high blood pressure during pregnancy, may face a wide variety of heart problems long after they give birth, a research review concludes. Preeclampsia has long been linked to an increased risk of events like... More »
Bookmark?Remove? U.N. calls for hundreds of millions in more aid to fight Ebola GENEVA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak could last much longer and cost far more in money and lives unless U.N. member states inject hundreds of millions of dollars now, U.N. humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock told Reuters on Monday. Spea... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Two Ebola workers killed in eastern Congo GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Unidentified attackers killed two Ebola health workers in eastern Congo over the weekend, the health ministry said, the latest in a string of assaults that have hampered efforts to stop the deadly spread of the vi... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Two Ebola health workers killed in eastern Congo GOMA (Reuters) – Unidentified attackers killed two Ebola health workers in eastern Congo over the weekend, the latest in a string of assaults that have hobbled efforts to contain the second largest ever outbreak of the deadly virus, the health ministry said. T... More »
Bookmark?Remove? The Matrix comes: growing children with the help of artificial uterus may be legalized in Ukraine Artificial uterus to replace live women: Ukraine considers the legalization of “children in vitro” Children fully grown by artificial means, that is, outside the mother’s body may become a reality very soon. And it will happen in Ukraine if the deputies suppor... More »
Bookmark?Remove? AstraZeneca’s Farxiga fails to get U.S. approval for Type-1 diabetes (Reuters) – British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve its diabetes treatment, Farxiga, for use as a supplement to insulin in adults with a rare-type of the condition. The company said the regulat... More »
Bookmark?Remove? GSK’s ovarian cancer treatment meets main goal in late-stage study (Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline said on Monday a late-stage study testing its initial maintenance therapy, Zejula, in patients with ovarian cancer who have undergone platinum-based chemotherapy showed positive results. Zejula, which belongs to a promising class of... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Fake polio markers highlight risks to Pakistan vaccination drive ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s polio eradication campaign has hit serious problems with an alarming spike in reported cases that has raised doubts over the quality of vaccination reporting and prompted officials to review their approach to... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Weightlifting better at reducing heart fat than aerobic exercise Obese people who engaged in resistance training were more likely to see reductions in a type of heart fat that has been linked to cardiovascular disease, a new study finds. In the small study, researchers determined that a certain type of heart fat, pericardia... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Custom menopause hormones have unpredictable ingredient mix (Reuters Health) – Women who fill prescriptions for custom-blended hormone therapy may get capsules or creams that don’t contain the correct amount of medicine, a recent study suggests. Researchers focused on what’s known as compounded hormone therapy – prescr... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Bulgaria reports new case of African swine fever SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria has confirmed a new case of African swine fever among backyard pigs in the village of Novachene near the town of Pleven in the north of the country, the national food safety agency said on Friday. Bulgaria already reported two cases ... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Most older adults with ‘prediabetes’ don’t develop diabetes (Reuters Health) – Older adults with slightly elevated blood sugar, sometimes called “prediabetes,” usually don’t develop full-blown diabetes, a Swedish study suggests. Researchers followed 2,575 men and women aged 60 and older without diabetes for up to 12 ye... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Seniors may need new shoes to avoid pain, prevent falls (Reuters Health) – Because our feet change shape as we age, shoes that fit when we were young may become uncomfortable and unsafe in our senior years, a research review suggests. Safe footwear for older adults should have a proper anatomical fit, a well-fitted... More »
Bookmark?Remove? China confirms new African swine fever outbreak in Guangxi BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s agriculture ministry said on Friday it had confirmed an African swine fever outbreak in Luchuan county in the southwestern region of Guangxi that killed nine pigs on a farm. China has reported 143 outbreaks of the incurable disease ... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Men may be able to help partner’s menopausal transition (Reuters Health) – Overall, men know the transition through menopause can bring difficult symptoms for their wife or partner and that there may be ways to ease some of them, a small survey suggests. But if men knew more about the symptoms and therapeutic optio... More »
Bookmark?Remove? India asks its states not to partner with Philip Morris-funded… NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s health ministry has asked all state governments in the country not to partner with the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) because of its links to tobacco giant Philip Morris International Inc (PM.N), a letter seen by Reuters... More »
Bookmark?Remove? U.S. federal court delays adoption of healthcare rule on abortion WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its opponents in a California lawsuit agreed on Friday to delay implementing a rule that would allow medical workers to decline performing abortions or other treatments on moral ... More »
Bookmark?Remove? China tightens vaccine management after scandals BEIJING (Reuters) – China passed a law on Saturday tightening the supervision and management of how vaccines enter the market, requiring stricter management of their production, research and distribution, after a series of safety scandals. China has pledged to... More »
Bookmark?Remove? U.S wages lost to unpaid family care to hit $147 billion by 2050 As the U.S. population ages, the total annual cost of lost wages for unpaid family caregiving is on track to more than double, to reach $147 billion by 2050, a recent study suggests. The current economic cost of unpaid family care is about $67 billion and incl... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Early pregnancy stress tied to sons’ infertility Men may be more likely to experience fertility problems if their mothers endured stressful life events early in pregnancy, a recent study suggests. Compared to men with mothers who had stress-free early pregnancies, men whose mothers experienced one or more st... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Mothers’ education can matter for diabetic kids Family background can matter for the health of diabetic children, according to researchers in Denmark who found young patients’ blood sugar control was linked with the level of education their mothers had attained. “One of the first explanations that comes to ... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Teen vaping on the rise in U.S, Canada More American and Canadian teens are vaping than ever before, according to a new study, and researchers say the availability of e-cigarettes with more nicotine may partly explain the trend. The study team examined data on smoking and vaping by youth in Canada,... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Medical cannabis group EMMAC forms research partnership with Hyris Ltd PARIS (Reuters) – European medical cannabis company EMMAC announced on Monday a research partnership with UK biotechnology company Hyris Limited to develop a library of genetic profiles of existing cannabis varieties. Earlier this month, EMMAC bought French he... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Thailand bans pig imports from Laos after African swine fever outbreak BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand will ban pig imports from Laos for 90 days after its neighbor confirmed the first outbreak of deadly African swine fever, an official notice said. The ban would cover live pigs and carcasses in an effort to prevent the disease from... More »
Bookmark?Remove? FDA approves drug for loss of sexual desire in women (Reuters) – The U.S. drug regulator on Friday approved Palatin Technologies and Amag Pharmaceuticals’ drug to restore sexual desire in premenopausal women, the latest attempt to come up with a therapy that some have dubbed as “female Viagra”. The therapy, Vyle... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Heart problems may hasten cognitive decline (Reuters Health) – Adults with clogged arteries carrying blood to the heart may be more prone to cognitive decline than their counterparts without such cardiac problems, a study suggests. This was true whether patients had suffered a heart attack or they had a... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Youth with chronic physical ailments more prone to mental illness (Reuters Health) – Children and young adults with chronic conditions like asthma, diabetes, and ADHD may be more likely to develop mental illness than youth who don’t have physical health problems, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers followed more than 48,000 y... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Average pregnant woman in U.S. may have poor nutrition (Reuters Health) – Many pregnant women in the U.S. may not be getting enough of certain crucial nutrients, while others may be getting too much, a new study suggests. Based a study of more than 1,000 pregnant women, researchers estimated that even with supplem... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Camp prep can make summers better for kids (Reuters Health) – Kids may have a much better – and safer – time at summer camp when parents plan ahead to make sure programs are a good fit for their child and capable of handling any health issues that may arise, U.S. pediatricians say. By the time school’s... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Missouri orders lone abortion clinic to close- judge keeps it open… ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Missouri health officials on Friday refused to renew the license of the state’s only abortion clinic, but the facility will remain open for now as a judge left in place an injunction blocking its closure. At a brief state circuit court he... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Roche wins Japan approval for personalized cancer drug Rozlytrek ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Roche on Tuesday won approval in Japan for Rozlytrek as the world’s biggest maker of cancer drugs pushes ahead in personalized medicines that require a biomarker test to identify prospective patients. Roche said Japan is the ... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Common nerve pain drug linked to suicidal behavior, overdose (Reuters Health) – A class of medications used for nerve and muscle pain, including the popular drug Lyrica, increases users’ risks for suicidal behavior, unintentional overdoses, injuries and car accidents – and the risks are particularly high for teens and y... More »
Bookmark?Remove? When elders leave hospital, falls are big reason they return (Reuters Health) – Preventing falls among elderly patients who’ve just left the hospital is an important part of keeping them safe, a large U.S. study shows. When elderly patients are discharged, one of the major reasons they end up back in the hospital is tha... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Genetics research gets help from social media (Reuters Health) – Researchers have harnessed the power of social media to build a genetic database, according to a new report. The “Genes for Good” project, which turned to Facebook to recruit people to fill out surveys and send in saliva samples for DNA anal... More »
Bookmark?Remove? U.S. records 22 new measles cases, bringing year’s total to 1,044 (Reuters) – The United States recorded 22 new measles cases last week, bringing the year’s total number of cases to 1,044 in the worst outbreak of the disease since 1992, federal health officials said on Monday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevent... More »
Bookmark?Remove? VBI’s shares plunge after hep B vaccine fails secondary goal in… (Reuters) – VBI Vaccines Inc said on Monday a late-stage study was unsuccessful in showing two doses of its hepatitis B vaccine were as effective as three doses of an older vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline, sending its shares plunging 66%. The study tested VBI’s S... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Eleven U.S. cancer centers get to charge more for care For several decades, certain cancer centers have been allowed by the U.S. government to charge more for the care they give. A new study finds the care given at these centers isn’t very different from that received at other top-notch facilities. Since the early... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Israel’s Zebra Medical gets FDA ok for brain bleeds product TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Zebra Medical Vision, an Israel medical imaging analytics company, said on Monday it received its third clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its alert for intracranial hemorrhage, based on head CT scans. The latest clea... More »
Bookmark?Remove? GSK pharma head flags need for speed in high-pressure drug market LONDON (Reuters) – Doing things one at a time in drug development is not a luxury that GlaxoSmithKline can afford any longer, the head of pharmaceuticals at Britain’s largest drugmaker told Reuters. Luke Miels, who joined GSK in September 2017 after a contract... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Experimental drug delays type 1 diabetes onset in mid-stage trial (Reuters Health) – In people at high risk for type 1 diabetes, 14 days of therapy with the experimental drug teplizumab delayed development of the disease by a year or more, according to results from a mid-stage study presented Sunday. The 76 study participant... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Abbott device helps in cutting blood sugar in type 2 diabetics: study (Reuters) – Insulin-dependent patients with type 2 diabetes saw a significant drop in their blood sugar levels after wearing Abbott Laboratories Inc’s continuous glucose monitoring system for three months compared with those who use routine fingerstick testing... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Inflammatory bowel disease patients have higher health costs (Reuters Health) – People with inflammatory bowel disease – either Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis – may incur health costs more than three times higher than individuals without these conditions, a U.S. study suggests. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Medicaid expansion tied to fewer heart disease deaths (Reuters Health) – With increased access to insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as Obamacare, fewer middle-aged people are dying from heart disease, a U.S. study suggests. Under the ACA, some U.S. states expanded coverage through Medicaid – a ... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Vitamin D fails to prevent type 2 diabetes in large study (Reuters Health) – If you’re talking vitamin D and expecting it to lower your risk of getting type 2 diabetes when you get older, it’s time to lower your expectations. A new study, the largest of its kind, has found that taking 4000 international units (IU) pe... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Fewer psychiatrists take Medicaid patients even as the program has… (Reuters Health) – Fewer and fewer psychiatrists are accepting Medicaid even as increasing numbers of patients have gained mental health coverage through expansion of the program, a new study suggests. The percentage of psychiatrists taking Medicaid fell from ... More »
Bookmark?Remove? U.S. FDA warns flavored e-cigarette makers over social media posts (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission on Friday issued warning letters to four flavored e-liquid product makers, stepping up pressure on firms using social media influencers to promote their products. Social media m... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Vietnam swine fever cull surges, 1.7 million pigs dead HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam culled a further 500,000 pigs over the past two weeks to tackle an oubreak of African swine fever, taking the total killed so far to 1.7 million, or 5% of the country’s herd, the agriculture ministry said on Monday. Pork accounts for ... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Support for abortion rights grows as some U.S. states curb access:… NEW YORK (Reuters) – Americans have become more supportive of abortion rights over the past year, even as a wave of Republican-controlled state governments have imposed new restrictions, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday. The poll found that... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Mexico budget cuts hit patient care and delay kids’ surgeries,… MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s hospitals are reeling under steep budget cuts by the country’s new government, with surgery delays for children, reductions in testing and staffing shortages, hospital directors said on Friday, fanning anger over President Andr... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Novartis $2 million gene therapy for rare disorder is world’s most… ZURICH/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Friday won U.S. approval for its gene therapy Zolgensma for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the leading genetic cause of death in infants, and priced the one-time treatment at a record $2.125 million. The... More »