CVS to expand health hubs to 1,500 stores by end of 2021
NEW YORK (Reuters) – CVS Health Corp said it would offer expanded health services such as nutrition counseling and blood…
U.S. health officials report 41 new cases of measles last week
(Reuters) – The United States recorded 41 new measles cases last week, bringing the year’s total number of cases to…
Brazil halts beef exports to China after atypical mad cow case
FILE PHOTO: Workers carry salted meat which will be spreaded, dried and then packed at a plant of JBS S.A,…
In states with most overdose deaths, poor patients struggle to find treatment
Poor people with opioid use disorders may struggle to find doctors to prescribe the anti-addiction drug buprenorphine in U.S. states…
Childhood adversity tied to sleep problems decades later
(Reuters Health) – Children who suffer adverse experiences like abuse and neglect may be more likely to have sleep problems…
Missouri abortion clinic to stay open for now after court order
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Missouri’s only abortion clinic will stay open at least a few more days after a judge…
When shots start younger, more teens get meningococcal vaccine
(Reuters Health) – Teens are more likely to get at least one of two recommended doses of the meningococcal vaccine…
Factbox: Roe v. Wade at risk: Legal challenges to U.S. abortion rights
(Reuters) – In recent months, some conservative-leaning U.S. states have taken action to curb abortion rights, the most recent being…
U.S. football player’s overdose death spotlighted in J&J Oklahoma opioid trial
(Reuters) – The father of a college football player who died of a drug overdose gave emotional testimony about the…
Missouri governor says politics plays no role in abortion clinic licensing fight
(Reuters) – Missouri Governor Mike Parson on Wednesday renewed his intention to close Missouri’s sole abortion clinic for failing to…
Most face transplant patients continue to report better quality of life
(Reuters Health) – Doctors at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston say most of the face transplant patients they have…
Louisiana lawmakers pass bill to ban abortions as early as six weeks
(Reuters) – The Louisiana House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to prohibit abortion after detection of an embryonic heartbeat, which…
U.S. dentists prescribe opioids far more often than British counterparts
(Reuters Health) – Dentists in the U.S. prescribe opioids at a rate 70 times higher than dentists in England, a…
J&J’s greed helped fuel U.S. opioid crisis, Oklahoma claims at trial
NORMAN, Okla. (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson’s greed led the drugmaker to use deceptive marketing to create an oversupply of…
British Columbia to be first Canadian province to switch patients to biosimilars
TORONTO/MONTREAL (Reuters) – The Canadian province of British Columbia said on Monday that its public drug plan will switch as…
Lopez Obrador says will shop abroad if necessary to fix medicine shortages
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador vowed on Monday to alleviate a medicine shortage in public…
Teva Pharm to pay Oklahoma $85 million to settle opioid claims
BOSTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd said on Sunday it had agreed to pay an $85 million settlement with…
Oklahoma reaches $85 million settlement with Teva Pharmaceuticals ahead of trial
A man walks past the logo of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries at their plant in Jerusalem December 14, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Awad…
Mexico budget cuts hit patient care and delay kids’ surgeries, doctors warn
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s hospitals are reeling under steep budget cuts by the country’s new government, with surgery delays…
Groups sue over Alabama abortion law; judge blocks Mississippi ban
(Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging a law enacted…
U.N. creates new Ebola chief role to tackle security, political issues in Congo
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations named an Emergency Ebola Response Coordinator on Thursday, creating a new position to boost…
‘Smart’ hearing aids would identify speakers in crowded room
(Reuters Health) – People wearing hearing aids often struggle to differentiate between speakers in a crowded environment, but a small…
U.S. judge appoints Ken Feinberg mediator for Bayer Roundup settlement talks
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday appointed prominent attorney Kenneth Feinberg as mediator for court-mandated settlement talks in the…
Novartis CEO plans gene therapy price ‘far lower’ than $4 million to $5 million range
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland January 25, 2017.…
U.S. judge appoints Ken Feinberg mediator for Bayer Roundup settlement talks
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday appointed prominent attorney Kenneth Feinberg as mediator for court-mandated settlement talks in the…
Hundreds rally at U.S. Supreme Court, calling state abortion bans as step backward
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Abortion-rights campaigners, including Democrats seeking their party’s 2020 presidential nomination, rallied at the U.S. Supreme Court on…
More evidence welding fumes raise lung cancer risk
(Reuters Health) – Workers exposed to welding fumes are more likely to develop lung cancer than those not exposed to…
U.S. states, cities sue to block Trump ‘conscience’ rule for healthcare workers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two dozen U.S. states and municipalities sued the Trump administration on Tuesday to stop it from…
Smokers have higher risk for multiple strokes
(Reuters Health) – Smokers who have a stroke are much more likely to have another one if they don’t quit…
Too much screen time tied to school problems even in little kids
(Reuters Health) – Kindergarteners who get more than two hours of screen time a day may be more likely to…
Missouri follows Alabama by passing restrictive abortion bill
(Reuters) – Missouri lawmakers passed a bill on Friday that prohibits women from seeking an abortion after the eighth week…
Bayer bets on ‘silver bullet’ defense in Roundup litigation; experts see hurdles
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bayer AG plans to argue that a $2 billion jury award and thousands of U.S. lawsuits…
Alabama governor signs strictest U.S. abortion ban into law
(Reuters) – Alabama’s governor signed a bill on Wednesday to ban nearly all abortions in the state, even in cases…
Alabama boycott builds as states retaliate against abortion law
(Reuters) – A movement to boycott Alabama over its near-ban on abortion gained momentum Thursday as officials in Maryland and…
Bayer bets on ‘silver bullet’ defense in Roundup litigation; experts see hurdles
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bayer AG plans to argue that a $2 billion jury award and thousands of U.S. lawsuits…
U.S. anti-abortion groups plot course from state capitals to Supreme Court
(Reuters) – Anti-abortion advocacy groups have pushed hard in recent months for the passage of bills to restrict or even…
Alabama governor signs strict abortion ban into law
(Reuters) – Alabama’s governor on Wednesday signed a bill to ban nearly all abortions in the state, even in cases…
Alabama Senate bans nearly all abortions, including rape cases
(Reuters) – Alabama’s state Senate passed a bill on Tuesday to outlaw nearly all abortions, creating exceptions only to protect…
California jury hits Bayer with $2 billion award in Roundup cancer trial
(Reuters) – A California jury on Monday awarded more than $2 billion to a couple who claimed Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based…
U.S. measles outbreak grows with 75 new cases, mostly in New York
FILE PHOTO – One-year-old Bella Huang cries as medical assistants secure her legs for a series of vaccines at the…
U.S. states accuse Teva, other drugmakers, of price-fixing: lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. states filed a lawsuit accusing Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc of orchestrating a sweeping scheme with 19…
U.S. states accuse Teva, other drugmakers, of price-fixing: lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. states filed a lawsuit accusing Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc of orchestrating a sweeping scheme with 19…
Medicaid work rules likely to penalize chronically ill: study
(Reuters Health) – States that require adults on Medicaid to work a set number of hours to get benefits may…
Many U.S. allergists now prescribe tablets instead of shots
(Reuters Health) – Almost three in four U.S. allergy specialists are prescribing tablets to ease symptoms caused by pollen, ragweed…
U.S. government website for comparing doctors lacks data on most MDs
(Reuters Health) – Physician Compare, a U.S. website created to help patients find high-quality doctors, is missing so much information…
FDA grants Jacobus Pharma approval for rare disease drug
(Reuters) – Jacobus Pharmaceutical Co Inc on Monday won U.S. approval for the first drug to treat children with Lambert-Eaton…
Get your children vaccinated or face fine: German health minister
FILE PHOTO: German Health Minister Jens Spahn attends a strategy meeting of Germany’s governing Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in…
U.S. doctors use medical records to fight measles outbreak
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. doctors are tapping into their electronic medical records to identify unvaccinated patients and potentially infected individuals…
Newly adopted children need specialized health exams
(Reuters Health) – Children who are adopted, whether domestically or internationally, have unique healthcare needs that should be assessed as…
Few at risk for opioid overdose get potentially life-saving naloxone
(Reuters Health) – A tiny percentage of people at high risk for opioid overdose are getting prescriptions for naloxone, a…
Patients’ drug costs surge for some neurologic conditions
(Reuters Health) – Many patients with neurologic disorders like multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease have seen steep increases in…
Medication use drops when local drugstores close
(Reuters Health) – People are less likely to take their heart medicine when their local pharmacies close, and the drop-off…
The obscure advisory committees at the heart of the U.S. drug pricing debate
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Expectations were high last year for three new migraine drugs hitting the market from Amgen Inc, Eli…
Kids’ cavities probably not caused by bad genes
(Reuters Health) – Environmental factors appear to play a bigger role than genetics in shaping children’s risk for cavities, a…
Parents bring newborns to ER for many non-urgent reasons
(Reuters Health) – One of the hardest things about being a new parent is figuring out when babies are so…
U.S. measles outbreak raises questions about immunity in adults
(Reuters) – Adults in the United States who were vaccinated against measles decades ago may need a new dose depending…
Top Kansas court rules state constitution protects abortion rights
(Reuters) – The Kansas Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the state’s constitution protects a woman’s right to an abortion…
FDA approves expanded label for Regeneron/Sanofi’s cholesterol drug
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc’s cholesterol drug Praluent as a treatment…
U.S. judge blocks new Trump abortion rule for health clinics
(Reuters) – A federal judge in Washington state on Thursday blocked a Trump administration rule that would prohibit taxpayer-funded family…
Trump says he is holding big Pharma accountable in opioid fight
ATLANTA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump touted progress in the fight against opioid abuse on Wednesday and promised to…