China police probe vaccine maker after scandal sparks fury
(This July 23 story has been corrected to clarify that Changsheng falsified production documents...
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Congo Ebola vaccine teams set up fridges, 43 cases suspected
GOMA, Congo (Reuters) – Health workers in Congo were setting up refrigerators on Monday to...
Read MoreThe right plate might nudge kids to eat more veggies
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Handing kids plates with pictures of fruits and vegetables may nudge them to serve themselves more of these foods and eat more of them, too, a small experiment suggests. Researchers...
Read MoreWomen internists make 80 cents for every dollar earned by men
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – In internal medicine, women earn less than men even when they’re in the same specialty and working the same hours in similar types of medical practices, a U.S. study suggests....
Read MoreVaping, other tobacco products tied to higher risk that teens will try marijuana
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Adolescents who have smoked e-cigarettes are more than three times more likely to move on to marijuana than teens who have never tried vaping, a U.S. study suggests. At 10 high schools...
Read MoreWomen more likely to survive heart attack if ER physician is female
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Women who show up in the emergency room with a heart attack are less likely to die if they are treated by a female physician rather than a male, a new study finds. Researchers...
Read MoreHealthcare not very green compared to other industries
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Compared to big corporations in other sectors of the economy, most healthcare organizations – even large ones – appear to be falling short when it comes to finding ways to...
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Libyan cancer clinic relies on donors to treat patients
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – One of Libya’s few cancer clinics is relying on donors to...
Read MoreFDA declines to approve Pain Therapeutics’ opioid drug, shares plunge
By Manas Mishra and Ashwin Shyam (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve Pain Therapeutics Inc’s abuse-deterrent opioid treatment Remoxy for the fourth time, sending the company’s...
Read MoreParatek antibiotic not inferior to current treatments: FDA staff
By Tamara Mathias (Reuters) – Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc’s new antibiotic for bacterial pneumonia and skin infections is not inferior to current treatments, U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff reviewers said on...
Read MoreRegeneron to invest $100 million in bluebird, jointly develop cancer therapies
(Reuters) – Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Monday it will invest $100 million in cancer drug developer bluebird bio Inc, and the companies will jointly develop new cell therapies for cancer. The investment will be...
Read MoreMalaysia reports H5N1 bird flu outbreak on farm: OIE
PARIS (Reuters) – Malaysia has reported an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus on a farm in the eastern region of Sabah, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday, citing a report from...
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Argentine abortion bill loses momentum after senator pulls support
By Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Prospects faded over the weekend for a bill that...
Read MoreJapan suspends imports of heat-treated pork from China after ASF outbreak
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan has suspended imports of heat-treated Chinese pork after the first outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) was reported in China on Friday, an official at Japan’s ministry of agriculture,...
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Britain plans for opt-out organ donation scheme to save lives
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain plans to increase the number of organ donors by changing the...
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Ebola vaccinations in eastern Congo due to begin on Wednesday
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Vaccinations against a new outbreak of Ebola...
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Eastern Congo Ebola outbreak believed to have killed 33: health ministry
DAKAR (Reuters) – An outbreak of the Ebola virus declared this week in eastern Democratic...
Read MoreChina to add more cancer drugs to reimbursement list, talks end in Sept: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China plans to add a range of cancer drugs to medicines eligible for reimbursement from the government, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday, adding that negotiations on pricing with...
Read MoreSmoking ban in public housing might make quitting easier
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – A new U.S. ban on smoking in public housing may make it easier for low-income smokers to quit, a new study suggests. This week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)...
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Eisai/Biogen to advance Alzheimer’s drug, provide fresh hope
(In this July 24th story, corrects paragraphs 3 and 16 to clarify that Eisai executive said the...
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