People with mental illness less likely to get cancer screening
(Reuters Health) – People with mental illness get screened for cancer at much lower rates than the general population, which may contribute to higher rates of cancer deaths among the…
Democrats ask U.S. Supreme Court to save Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives and 20 Democratic-led states asked the Supreme Court on Friday to declare that the landmark Obamacare healthcare law does not violate…
Two-century trend of Army suicide decrease during war reversed in past two decades
(Reuters Health) – While army suicides have historically decreased during wartime, that trend appears to have reversed in recent decades, a new study of U.S. records finds. Researchers poring over…
End of life planning tied to longer survival with terminal illness
(Reuters Health) – (Reuters Health) – Terminally-ill patients who discussed their options for end-of-life care tended to survive longer than those who had not, a small clinical trial in Denmark…
Sarepta shares surge after surprise approval of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy drug
(Reuters) – Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (SRPT.O) soared 36% on Friday after U.S. regulators shocked Wall Street by approving the company’s treatment for a muscle-wasting disorder less than four…
Food labels with caloric costs in exercise could lead to healthier choices
(Reuters Health) – Consumers might make healthier choices if food labels showed how many minutes of walking or running was needed to burn off calories, instead of just a calorie…
U.S. Supreme Court justices lean toward insurers on $12 billion Obamacare claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared sympathetic to claims made by health insurers seeking $12 billion from the federal government under a program set up by…
U.S. authorities confiscate migrant kids’ medications at the southern border
(Reuters Health) – Doctors on Long Island say two migrant children showed up at their hospital in seriously ill condition at least in part because their asthma medication had been…
MRI spots tumors in women with dense breasts, but false positives a problem
(Reuters Health) – Breast cancer can be difficult to detect in women with extremely dense breast tissue, but a new Dutch study indicates that getting an MRI scan can spot…
China reports fourth case of plague this month
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese health authorities on Thursday reported a fresh case of bubonic plague in the country’s northern Inner Mongolia region, bringing the total number of plague cases to…