Ebola spreads to high-risk area of Congo: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has spread southwards into an area with high security risks, the World Health Organization said. The outbreak, the country’s worst, has…
Not-for-profit to offer 20 generic drugs in 2019 to alleviate shortages
(Reuters) – A new not-for-profit supplier of generic drugs formed by a consortium of hospitals systems said it expects this year to be able to provide about 20 products to…
J&J, U.S. states settle hip implant claims for $120 million
(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy Orthopaedics unit have agreed to pay $120 million to resolve deceptive marketing claims by several U.S. states over the company’s metal-on-metal hip…
Rotavirus vaccination tied to lower rates of type 1 diabetes
(Reuters Health) – Young kids who receive the rotavirus vaccine may be less likely to develop type 1 diabetes than children who don’t get this routine childhood vaccination, an Australian…
Swiss team develop ‘microswimmer’ robot to deliver drugs through the body
LONDON (Reuters) – – A tiny sliver of elastic material swims along inside a narrow tube, coiling up and changing shape in response to the thickness of fluid and the…
Chinese scientist who gene-edited babies fired by university
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – A Chinese scientist who created what he said were the world’s first “gene-edited” babies evaded oversight and broke ethical boundaries in a quest for fame and…
Shorter waits for new patients at VA than in private sector, U.S. study finds
(Reuters Health) – In many cases, veterans get a first appointment at VA hospitals quicker than the general public gets first appointments with health care providers, government researchers report. The…
Doctors explain misconceptions about penicillin allergy
(Reuters Health) – Most patients who report having a penicillin allergy are not really allergic to this highly effective antibiotic, and they may be missing out on the best treatment…
No quick fix for physician burnout, depression
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Close to 44 percent of U.S. physicians are burned out, and 15 percent are depressed and thinking about suicide, according to a survey conducted by…
3D-printed scaffold helps treat severed spinal cords in rats
(Reuters Health) – Patients with severed spinal cords once had no hope of regaining limb function. But a method that helps new nerve cells bridge the damage by growing through…