U.S wages lost to unpaid family care to hit $147 billion by 2050
As the U.S. population ages, the total annual cost of lost wages for unpaid family caregiving is on track to more than double, to reach $147 billion by 2050, a…
French health watchdog recommends ending reimbursement for homeopathic drugs
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s health watchdog on Friday recommended that social security stop reimbursing patients for homeopathic drugs, citing insufficient effectiveness. For nine months the HAS watchdog investigated the effects…
China facing shortage of pediatricians, especially in rural areas
(Reuters Health) – China is facing a shortage of pediatricians and, just as in America, that scarcity is being felt most in rural areas, researchers report in a new study.…
Unproven stem cell therapies often peddled by doctors without training
At U.S. clinics advertising unproven stem cell treatments, roughly two-thirds of the clinicians may be physicians, but a new study suggests these doctors are often trained in specialties unrelated to…
Yes, counting steps might make you healthier
People who track their daily steps may not only be more active, they may also be less likely to develop health problems that lead to events like heart attacks or…
Tobacco, vape shops sell more to minors than other retailers
U.S. regulations require retailers to check ID for everyone under age 27 who tries to buy tobacco products, but half of tobacco and vape shops don’t do this, a 2018…
U.S. pork lobby says regulatory changes needed after Trump biotech order
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. pork lobby said on Tuesday more must be done to simplify regulations for genetically altered livestock, weeks after President Donald Trump signed an executive order…
Oklahoma judge approves Teva’s $85 million opioid settlement
(Reuters) – An Oklahoma judge on Monday approved a revised $85 million (£66.7 million) settlement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd resolving claims by the state’s attorney general that the drugmaker…
Young women smokers at much higher risk of deadly heart attack
While smoking boosts the likelihood of heart attack in both men and women of all ages, it has a much more powerful effect in younger women, especially those under 50,…
Oklahoma judge approves Teva’s $85 million opioid settlement
(Reuters) – An Oklahoma judge on Monday approved a revised $85 million (£66.7 million) settlement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd resolving claims by the state’s attorney general that the drugmaker…