Brazil slams Venezuela as measles spreads across border
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil complained on Thursday that Venezuela was doing nothing to stop the spread of an outbreak of measles in Brazil and other neighboring countries that has been…
Teen drivers take more risks after trading learner permits for licenses
(Reuters Health) – Adolescents may be cautious while they’re learning to drive, but a new study suggests they get downright dangerous once their license allows them to hit the road…
Facebook, Twitter, Alphabet to testify at U.S. House hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday to take testimony from Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc’s YouTube unit and Twitter Inc on whether social…
Plan ahead for child’s doctor visits, experts say
(Reuters Health) – Parents can make the most of their time at their child’s routine pediatrician visits by preparing for each appointment, according to a new resource published in JAMA…
Giving birth in water appears safe for mother and infant
(Reuters Health) – Giving birth in water, also known as immersion labor and delivery or waterbirth, appears safe for mother and baby, at least when it takes place in a…
Thirty-three pregnant Cambodian women discovered in surrogacy raid
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Thirty-three pregnant Cambodian women who were carrying babies on behalf of Chinese clients have been discovered during a raid on an illegal commercial surrogacy operation, police…
Soaring costs, loss of benefits top Americans’ healthcare worries: Reuters/Ipsos poll
(Reuters) – For over a year now, Americans have listed healthcare as the most important problem facing the country, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling. An examination room is seen at an…
FBI warns Russians hacked hundreds of thousands of routers
(Reuters) – The FBI warned on Friday that Russian computer hackers had compromised hundreds of thousands of home and office routers and could collect user information or shut down network…
PM May challenges scientists to help transform Britain after Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s prime minister challenged scientists on Monday to help diagnose cancer earlier and create zero-emission cars, trying to reboot an industrial strategy all but eclipsed by Brexit,…
China considers scrapping birth limits by 2019: Bloomberg
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China is considering ending the limits it sets on the number of children a family can have, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the…