AbbVie’s lung cancer drug data disappoints; shares slump
(Reuters) – AbbVie Inc’s experimental lung cancer drug data was not effective enough to seek a faster approval, in a…
‘Childhood Alzheimer’s’ robs teenager of his ability to speak and sing his favorite song
‘Childhood Alzheimer’s’ robs a teenager’s ability to speak Levi Ormeroid, 19, can no longer talk or belt out the words…
More preemies developing motor impairments
(Reuters Health) – More than one-third of extremely premature and underweight babies have cerebral palsy or other motor impairments that…
Study finds obesity robs the tongue of taste buds in mice
Cornell University researchers found that packing on pounds seems to dull people’s sense of taste. (iStock) Packing on pounds seems…
Longtime U.S. AIDS researcher picked to run CDC
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Longtime AIDS researcher Dr. Robert Redfield will be the new director of the Centers for Disease Control…
Twin gets life-saving transplant while it’s too late for brother
Devin Coats, 18, is forced to prepare for a future without his identical twin, Nick, whose health declined to the…
Spices might get teens to like vegetables
(Reuters Health) – A dash of cumin or dill might help convince high school students to load up their plate…
Tripp Halstead dies 5 years after being struck by falling tree branch as a toddler
Cyclist Dave Nazaroff, founder of nonprofit RIDE to GIVE, visits Tripp Halstead in a hospital in Georgia. (RIDE to GIVE)…
Americans are drinking a daily cup of coffee at the highest level in six years: survey
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – The number of Americans drinking a daily cup of coffee is at the highest level since…
Amazing moment going viral after Russian tourist gives birth in the Red Sea
A Russian tourist gave birth in the Red Sea in Egypt before her partner and a man reported to be…
Bolivian women weave devices to patch holes in hearts
(Reuters Health) – A team of Bolivian women are using indigenous Aymara weaving patterns to craft devices that can help…
Premature baby was so underdeveloped her brain was showing through her skin
Baby Hailie Dillon was born so premature that her brain was visible through her transparent skin. ( © Cheri Price…
U.S. states with more support for midwives have better birth outcomes
(Reuters Health) – States with laws that make it easier for midwives to care for pregnant women and deliver babies…
‘I was born awesome’: 6-year-old born with no eyes is raising awareness about being different
Christian Buchanan was born with a rare condition that means he has no eyes, and struggles to eat on his…
South Africa’s Tiger Brands calls in experts to identify listeria cause
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African food producer Tiger Brands said on Friday it had appointed an expert team to identify…
Formerly conjoined twin Anna Grace Richards discharged from Texas hospital
Nidia Estrada, RN, nurse at Texas Children’s Hospital, shares a moment with Anna. (Paul Vincent Kuntz/Texas Children’s Hospital) A big…
Two million children in Congo at risk of starvation, U.N. warns
GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 2 million children in the Democratic Republic of Congo are estimated to be at risk…
Rhode Island doctor in Insys opioid kickback probe faces sentencing
(Reuters) – A Rhode Island doctor is to be sentenced on Friday after admitting that he took kickbacks from Insys…
Egypt struggles to end female genital mutilation
AWLAD SERAG, Egypt (Reuters) – In a tiny village in Egypt’s southern province of Assiut, 16-year-old Amany Shamekh, who wants…
U.S. judge says opioid settlement roadblocks may prompt trials
(Reuters) – A federal judge pushing for a settlement in lawsuits by state and local governments against drug companies over…
Heart disease patients live longer when they exercise
(Reuters Health) – Older adults with heart disease who regularly exercise, even a little bit, may live longer than they…
FDA panel backs Pfizer’s Xeljanz as bowel disease treatment
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc’s Xeljanz should be approved to treat patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, a chronic bowel…
U.S. says Idaho cannot sell health plans not compliant with Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. government agency on Thursday said Idaho could not allow health insurers to sell plans that…