Author: Reuters

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Over nearly a decade, deaths from liver disease have been rising rapidly in the U.S., new data show. The most pronounced increase between 2009 and 2016 was a 10.5 percent rise each year...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Even when traffic fumes permeate the air, it’s still better for your heart if you get outside and exercise than if you spend all day sitting inside, a recent study suggests. While...

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Omega-3 fatty acids have long been touted as heart healthy, but taking them in supplement form does little to protect against heart disease, a large new analysis suggests. The study...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – AngioDynamics Inc has agreed to pay the U.S. government $12.5 million to resolve allegations it caused healthcare providers to submit false claims to federal healthcare programs over the use of two...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – African American men and women are more likely to develop high blood pressure in middle age than their white counterparts, a U.S. study suggests. Approximately 76 percent of black adults...

By Cheryl Platzman Weinstock (Reuters Health) – Becoming a caregiver for a spouse can be emotionally and physically depleting, and may lead to health declines in the caregiver, according to study from China. Researchers...