WHO flags Ebola risk in Rwanda, but then withdraws its report
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization on Thursday withdrew a report that said an Ebola patient may have entered…
Ebola spread to east Congo’s Goma massively raises risk – U.N.
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo/GENEVA (Reuters) – Ebola’s arrival in eastern Congo’s main city of Goma severely raises the risk…
Opioid treatment may reduce contact with law enforcement
(Reuters Health) – Opioid users who get treatment for their drug dependency are less likely to have police encounters or…
Democrats take aim as Trump abandons drug pricing plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats see U.S. President Donald Trump becoming increasingly vulnerable to criticism about healthcare costs after the administration’s…
Sex less likely and less satisfying as women hit older age
(Reuters Health) – The number of women who have sex regularly falls off with age as does the number who…
Lawmakers seek scientific review of plan to tightly regulate all fentanyl copycats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee have urged the Trump administration to conduct a scientific review…
White House scraps key plan to lower U.S. drug prices; may target drugmakers
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday scrapped one of its most ambitious proposals for lowering prescription medicine…
Many teen girls pressured by partners to get pregnant
(Reuters Health) – Nearly one in eight sexually active teen girls are pressured by their partners to have unprotected sex…
Legalizing pot tied to less teen marijuana use
Marijuana legalization laws don’t appear to increase teen pot use and instead may have the opposite effect, a U.S. study…
Drinking less might be tied to higher quality of life
Moderate drinkers who quit may be able to achieve bigger improvements in well-being than the rest of us, a new…
CannTrust slumps after Health Canada finds unlicensed pot cultivation
(Reuters) – CannTrust Holdings Inc’s shares plunged about 23% to a more than one-and-half-year low on Monday, after Health Canada…
Trump administration drug officials clash over how to combat fentanyl copycats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Trump administration officials are divided over part of a proposal to crack down on illicit versions of…
Soccer headgear may not reduce sport-related concussion
(Reuters Health) – In season-long tests, soccer headgear didn’t reduce the overall number or severity of concussions experienced by high…
U.S. recorded 18 new cases of measles last week
FILE PHOTO: Lead medical assistant Fengmei Lin holds a vial of the measles, mumps, and rubella virus (MMR) vaccine at…
Alcohol’s secondhand harms prevalent among U.S. women and men
(Reuters Health) – Just like cigarettes, alcohol creates secondhand harms, a new study suggests. Over a 12-month period, more than…
Trump immigration proposal may mean sick kids lose health benefits
A Trump administration proposal to increase the odds that immigrants will be deemed “public charges” ineligible for government health benefits…
Teen vaping on the rise in U.S, Canada
More American and Canadian teens are vaping than ever before, according to a new study, and researchers say the availability…
Mothers’ education can matter for diabetic kids
Family background can matter for the health of diabetic children, according to researchers in Denmark who found young patients’ blood…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Camp prep can make summers better for kids
(Reuters Health) – Kids may have a much better – and safer – time at summer camp when parents plan…
U.S. records 22 new measles cases, bringing year’s total to 1,044
(Reuters) – The United States recorded 22 new measles cases last week, bringing the year’s total number of cases to…
Genetics research gets help from social media
(Reuters Health) – Researchers have harnessed the power of social media to build a genetic database, according to a new…
Prosecutors drop Flint, Michigan water charges over ‘flawed’ probe
(Reuters) – Michigan prosecutors on Thursday dropped all criminal charges over the deadly contamination of the city of Flint’s water,…
Pharmacies may not stock naloxone, despite statewide orders
(Reuters Health) – More than three years after Pennsylvania issued a statewide order expanding access to the life-saving opioid antidote…
New review suggests proven ways to cut back on sugary drinks
(Reuters Health) – With sugary sodas and other sweetened drinks considered a key driver of the obesity epidemic worldwide, a…
Co-owner, ex-employee of pharmacy in U.S. meningitis outbreak acquitted
BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday tossed the convictions of a co-owner and former employee of a Massachusetts…
Middle schools can help prevent teen dating violence
(Reuters Health) – Middle schools that offer a comprehensive dating violence prevention program in every grade may have fewer youth…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
New York outbreaks drive US measles count up to 626
Outbreaks in New York state continue to drive up the number of U.S. measles cases, which are approaching levels not…
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…
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…
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…
Up to 1 in 13 boys in U.S. have sex before adolescence
While it’s possible that as many as one in 13 boys in the U.S. have sex before reaching their teens,…
U.S. states sue to undo Trump rollback of healthy school lunch rules
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Several U.S. states sued the Trump administration on Wednesday to undo its recent decision that allowed…
Cholera vaccinations launched in post-cyclone Mozambique
GENEVA (Reuters) – Health officials launched a vaccination campaign in Mozambique’s cyclone-hit port city of Beira on Wednesday in an…
Trump administration ratchets up attack on Obamacare, asks court to overturn law
(Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has stepped up its attack on the Obamacare healthcare law, telling a federal appeals…
Your health app could be sharing your medical data
(Reuters Health) – That nifty new health app you downloaded to your phone to keep track of your meds might…
Seniors increasingly breaking bones while walking dogs
(Reuters Health) – Older adults who walk their dogs on a leash have been breaking bones at an increasing rate,…
FDA chief tough on e-cigs steps down in surprise resignation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said on Tuesday that he plans to step down…
Quebec appeals court upholds C$15 billion tobacco class action ruling
MONTREAL/LONDON (Reuters) – The Court of Appeal of Quebec upheld on Friday the bulk of a 2015 decision that awarded…
Brazil health agency concludes safety evaluation of weedkiller glyphosate
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s health agency has concluded a re-evaluation of the safety of the weedkiller glyphosate, the most widely-used…