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…
From prison, ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli sues ex-colleagues for $30 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical entrepreneur serving a seven-year prison term for fraud, on Friday sued three…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Exclusive: JPMorgan cuts ties with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma – sources
(Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co has cut ties with Purdue Pharma LP over the OxyContin maker’s alleged role in…
‘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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Vaping companies facing European opposition to higher nicotine level
DUBLIN (Reuters) – A push by makers of electronic cigarettes to raise nicotine levels in the European Union towards their…
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…
UK’s Vectura wins patent infringement case against GlaxoSmithKline in U.S
(Reuters) – British drugmaker Vectura Group Plc said on Saturday that it won a patent infringement litigation case against GlaxoSmithKline…
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…
Congo registers record of 27 new Ebola cases in one day
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo registered a one-day record of 27 new confirmed Ebola…
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…
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…
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…
U.S. measles cases at highest since elimination in 2000: CDC
An illustration provides a 3D graphical representation of a spherical-shaped, measles virus particle studded with glycoprotein tubercles in this handout…
Walgreens, Rite Aid set minimum age to sell tobacco products at 21 years
(Reuters) – Drugstore retailers Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and Rite Aid Corp will no longer sell tobacco products to customers…
Walgreens, Rite Aid set minimum age to sell tobacco products at 21 years
(Reuters) – Drugstore retailers Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and Rite Aid Corp will no longer sell tobacco products to customers…
Medicare offers to partially raise payment for cancer CAR-Ts
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will slightly increase coverage for expensive CAR-T cell therapies administered…
U.S. brings first criminal case against major drug distributor over opioids
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Tuesday filed its first criminal charges against a major drug distributor and…
Merck’s Keytruda wins FDA approval as combination therapy for kidney cancer
FILE PHOTO: The Merck logo is seen at a gate to the Merck & Co campus in Linden, New Jersey,…
CDC reports 71 new measles cases in a week
FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia September 30,…
Higher state minimum wage tied to lower suicide rates
(Reuters Health) – Suicide rates grow more slowly in states that increase their minimum wage, according to a U.S. study…
Lower dose of Pfizer-Lilly painkiller misses main goals in late stage study
(Reuters) – A lower dose of non-opioid painkiller developed by Pfizer Inc and Eli Lilly and Co failed to meet…
Lower dose of Pfizer-Lilly painkiller misses main goals in late stage study
(Reuters) – A lower dose of non-opioid painkiller developed by Pfizer Inc and Eli Lilly and Co failed to meet…
Most diabetes apps lack real-time advice on blood sugar management
(Reuters Health) – Hundreds of smartphone apps promise to make managing diabetes easier, but very few offer real-time guidance on…
In some states, sexting could land teens in jail for a long time
(Reuters Health) – Sexting – the texting of sexual images – is increasingly common among teens, but in nearly half…
New ‘added sugars’ labeling could save money and improve health
(Reuters Health) – The Food and Drug Administration’s new mandatory rules requiring labels on all packaged foods and drinks to…
Financial scam victims have higher risk of Alzheimer’s
(Reuters Health) – Older adults who are victims of financial scams may be more likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer’s…
U.S. measles cases surge nearly 20 percent in early April, CDC says
(Reuters) – The number of confirmed cases of measles in the United States this year jumped by nearly 20 percent…
Catalent seeks slice of gene therapy market with Paragon buy
(Reuters) – Contract drugmaker Catalent Inc said on Monday it would buy privately held Paragon Bioservices Inc for $1.2 billion…
Teen cigarette smoking declining more slowly in rural U.S.
(Reuters Health) – The odds of smoking for U.S. adolescents are 50 percent higher in rural areas than in urban…
Bernie Sanders puts focus on healthcare with Medicare for All bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders unveiled the latest version of his ambitious “Medicare-for-All” plan on Wednesday, moving the…