Author: Reuters

(Reuters) – Smiths Group Plc expects a 2 percent drop in full-year revenue at its medical unit, hurt by some products losing certifications under a new regulation and the loss of two contracts in the United States, it said...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Adolescents who have harmed themselves or tried to commit suicide may be less likely to do it again when they participate in an intense therapy program focused on both individual and...

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – The kind of imaging U.S. women receive after treatment for non-metastatic breast cancer can vary widely, a new study finds. While some women don’t even get the recommended annual...

By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) – The 46 medicines given approval through 2017 as part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Breakthrough Therapy program have often been sent to patients without a large...

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Young women with unhealthy levels of fats in their blood may have higher odds of having just one child, or no children at all, a recent study suggests. Dr. Aleksandra Pirnat at the...

By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – A mass radio campaign in Burkina Faso led to a significant rise in sick children getting medical attention and could prove one of the most cost-effective ways to save young lives in poor...

By Health and Science Correspondent Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – The use of gene editing technologies to alter the DNA of human embryos could be morally permissible as long as the science and its impact on society is...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Patients with common colds and respiratory illnesses may be more likely to get antibiotics – which don’t work for these conditions – when they go to an urgent care...