Briton in French Alps may have spread coronavirus to others across Europe
LONDON/MADRID (Reuters) – A British man who contracted the new coronavirus while attending a conference in Singapore may have infected…
Colorado university to offer cannabis-related degree
University officials in Colorado have received state approval to offer a cannabis-related degree program February 8, 2020, 5:45 PM 2…
White House asks scientists to investigate origins of coronavirus
The coronavirus has killed hundreds of people in China. February 6, 2020, 10:35 PM 6 min read The White House…
U.S. expands use of coronavirus diagnostic test
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday granted emergency use approval for state public health laboratories to…
Tulsa searches for remains of victims of 1921 race massacre
Tulsa is continuing efforts to search for remains of victims of a 1921 race massacre February 4, 2020, 9:36 PM…
FDA approves first treatment for kids with peanut allergy
WASHINGTON — The first treatment for peanut allergies is about to hit the market, a big step toward better care…
Health warning: How Fitbits can help predict flu outbreaks
LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters – The Fitbit on your wrist not only counts your steps and minutes of sleep, it…
Too old? Too slow? No! Debut marathoners may add years to life
LONDON (Reuters) – First-time marathon runners can add years to their lives and reap the health rewards of lower blood…
Thailand rolls out cannabis clinic based on traditional medicine
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand opened its first full-time clinic specializing in traditional and alternative cannabis-based medicine on Monday, as part…
Drug developers take fresh aim at ‘guided-missile’ cancer drugs
FRANKFURT/ZURICH (Reuters) – Dozens of drugmakers are conducting human trials for a record 89 therapies that pair antibodies with toxic…
Foundation: Damage to historic copter hit by car exceeds $6M
A South Carolina aviation foundation says a Vietnam War-era helicopter hit by a car sustained millions of dollars in damage…
New construction seen at missile-related site in North Korea
A new satellite image of a factory where North Korea makes military equipment used to launch long-range missiles shows the…
US finally giving boot to official foot measurement
The United States is abandoning the definition of the foot used to measure big things and replacing it with the…
Biogen scraps development of therapy for rare brain disease
(Reuters) – Biogen Inc said on Friday it would discontinue the development of its experimental therapy for a rare brain…
Gender bias roughly similar among scientists in Spain, Britain: survey
(Reuters Health) – A new study adds to evidence that male and female scientists in Europe have very different perceptions…
U.S. FDA gives early approval to Sarepta’s newest DMD treatment
FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seen in Silver Spring, Maryland November 4,…
Malaria fight stalling at ‘unacceptably high level’ of deaths: WHO
LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Malaria still infects millions of people every year and kills more than 400,000 – mostly…
Novartis’s $90 million Swiss factory to help solve cell therapy bottleneck
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Novartis’s (NOVN.S) new $90 million cell and gene therapy factory in northern Switzerland is on…
Teva partners with Israeli institutes for early-stage drug research
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is seen during a news conference by its CEO, Kare Schultz, to…
CymaBay Therapeutics scraps two studies of liver drug; shares plunge
(Reuters) – CymaBay Therapeutics Inc said on Monday it was scrapping two mid-stage trials of its liver disease drug, after…
U.S. watchdog backs Bezos’ protest over key Pentagon launch program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. watchdog on Monday backed a protest from Jeff Bezos’ space company that challenged the Pentagon’s…
Roche sets sights on Novartis, Biogen as SMA trial hits target
FILE PHOTO: Roche tablets are seen positioned in front of a displayed Roche logo in this photo illustration January 22,…
Merck wins European approval for first-ever Ebola vaccine
FILE PHOTO: The Merck logo is seen at a gate to the Merck & Co campus in Linden, New Jersey,…
Study points to virus as culprit in kids’ paralyzing illness
Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that a virus is to blame for a mysterious illness that can start…
WHO hails ‘triumph’ as Merck’s Ebola vaccine gets European green light
LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s first Ebola vaccine was recommended for approval by European drugs regulators on Friday in a…
FDA approves Alexion’s Ultomiris for another rare blood disease
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc’s treatment for a second rare blood…
Different minds: Temple Grandin on nurturing autistic workers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – During the past five decades, Temple Grandin’s visually indexed mind, a key feature of her autism,…
Parents in medical research labs missing out on government help with conference travel
(Reuters Health) – Few medical schools allow doctor-scientists with children to take advantage of a government program to help with…
Scientists find how deadly malaria parasite jumped from gorillas to humans
LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists who resurrected a 50,000-year-old gene sequence have analyzed it to figure out how the world’s deadliest…
‘Alarming upsurge’ in measles has devastating impact, WHO warns
LONDON (Reuters) – Measles is staging a devastating comeback in epidemics across the world as the virus exploits dangerous gaps…
Bayer says October U.S. glyphosate trial delayed until February
FILE PHOTO: Logo and flags of Bayer AG are pictured outside a plant of the German pharmaceutical and chemical maker…
Scientists find toxic fungus near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
Poison Fire Coral fungus is seen in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, in this undated picture obtained from social media. RAY PALMER…
FDA green lights AstraZeneca’s asthma drug Fasenra for self-administration
FILE PHOTO: A sign is seen at an AstraZeneca site in Macclesfield, England, May 19, 2014. REUTERS/Phil Noble (Reuters) –…
Paralyzed man walks again with brain-controlled exoskeleton
LONDON (Reuters) – A man paralyzed from the shoulders down has been able to walk using a pioneering four-limb robotic…
U.S. retains measles-elimination status despite worst outbreak in quarter century
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States has kept its World Health Organization designation as a country that has eliminated…
Bayer says October U.S. glyphosate trial delayed until February
FILE PHOTO: Logo and flags of Bayer AG are pictured outside a plant of the German pharmaceutical and chemical maker…
Australia to fund research on medicinal cannabis as demand grows
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia will provide A$3 million ($2.03 million) for research on the use of cannabis to help cancer…
What you can do to help prevent climate change, according to experts
With experts warning that the global climate crisis is becoming more and more dire, scientists and environmental activists say they…
U.S. agents raid genetic testing labs, charge 35 in Medicare fraud probe
WASHINGTON/LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (Reuters) – U.S. federal agents raided genetic testing laboratories, and 35 people were criminally charged in four states…
Results of GSK and AstraZeneca trials may widen ovarian cancer drug use
BARCELONA (Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca both reported trial results that will likely make their competing drugs available to a…
Factbox: Animal health sector aims to emulate Zoetis biotech leap
FILE PHOTO: Moose, a six-year-old English Bulldog with B-cell lymphoma, receives trial medical treatment at the Tufts Veterinary Medical School…
Biotech is going to the dogs – and big profits await
(Reuters) – For Jessica Lescault there is no question that her 6-year old English bulldog “Moose” deserves cutting-edge biotechnology cancer…
Factbox: Animal health sector aims to emulate Zoetis biotech leap
FILE PHOTO: Moose, a six-year-old English Bulldog with B-cell lymphoma, receives trial medical treatment at the Tufts Veterinary Medical School…
Biotech is going to the dogs – and big profits await
(Reuters) – For Jessica Lescault there is no question that her 6-year old English bulldog “Moose” deserves cutting-edge biotechnology cancer…
Residents ask state to test falling particles near TVA plant
Some residents living near a coal-fired power plant in Tennessee have asked the state to investigate unidentified particles they say…
Scientists release sterile mosquitoes in Burkina to fight malaria
SOUROUKOUDINGA, Burkina Faso (Reuters) – Scientists in Burkina Faso have deployed a new weapon in the fight against malaria, and…
Factbox: What does vaping-related illness look like?
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. health officials are investigating reports of 380 confirmed and probable cases of serious lung illnesses and…
U.S. cuts vaping-related illness total under refined case definition
FILE PHOTO: A man uses a vape as he walks on Broadway in New York City, U.S., September 9, 2019.…
NOAA’s chief scientist wants probe into agency backing of Trump on Dorian
NOAA’s acting chief scientist, in an internal email obtained by ABC News on Monday, informed staff he wants to launch…
India locates lander lost on final approach to moon
The lander module from India’s moon mission was located on the lunar surface on Sunday, one day after it lost…
Mountain lion fatally struck trying to cross LA freeway
A male mountain lion who successfully crossed a 10-lane freeway in Los Angeles two months ago was struck and killed…
Inside drugmakers’ strategy to boost cancer medicines with ‘Lazarus effect’
(Reuters) – In the halls of MD Anderson Cancer Center, the drug Vitrakvi is known for having a “Lazarus effect”…
Scientists say the Loch Ness monster might just be a huge eel
For years, the mystery of the Loch Ness monster has stumped scientists and brought waves of monster sleuths to northern…
Ebola survivors face kidney problems and risk of premature death
LONDON (Reuters) – People who survive Ebola virus infection face a dramatically higher risk of dying – probably from severe…
New video animation aims to raise AIDS awareness on Freddie Mercury’s birthday
LONDON (Reuters) – A new video animation featuring two white blood cells in love was released on Thursday to mark…
WHO welcomes Facebook pledge to curb anti-vaccine misinformation
LONDON (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Thursday it welcomed a commitment by Facebook that it would direct…
U.S. records 19 new cases of measles as of last week
FILE PHOTO: A camper’s immunization form and physician’s stamp is seen at the Rosmarins Day Camp and Cottages office in…
Cancer overtakes heart disease as biggest rich-world killer
LONDON (Reuters) – Cancer has overtaken heart disease as the leading cause of death in wealthy countries and could become…
Novartis takes aim at Roche’s star MS drug
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Friday stepped up its challenge to Roche’s multiple sclerosis franchise, highlighting study results…