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74aa36b8cda2f5e6c29aca05fe943f04 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-healt-coronavirus-sanofi-hydroxychlor/sanofi-will-donate-100-million-doses-of-hydroxychloroquine-to-50-countries-idUSKCN21S0JK | Sanofi will donate 100 million doses of hydroxychloroquine to 50 countries | Sanofi will donate 100 million doses of hydroxychloroquine to 50 countries
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Sanofi is seen during the annual results news conference in Paris, France, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
PARIS (Reuters) - French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi said Friday it had decide... |
6e6c5eb504f0964f3ff506a561e18b26 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-abortion-access/most-states-protect-doctors-who-refuse-to-do-abortions-because-of-religion-idUKKBN1XT2HA?edition-redirect=uk | Most states protect doctors who refuse to do abortions because of religion | Most states protect doctors who refuse to do abortions because of religion
By Linda Carroll4 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - The vast majority of U.S. states have passed laws blocking civil lawsuits that might result from a doctor refusing to perform an abortion or certain other medical procedures because of religious beli... |
ea352fe5d81261ce71ecc3265e7777cf | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-activity-heart-women-idUSKCN1072OI | Exercise lowers heart disease risk, even for younger women | Exercise lowers heart disease risk, even for younger women
By Kathryn Doyle, Reuters Health4 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - For women under age 50, spending two and half hours of leisure time each week being active could cut heart disease risk by 25%, according to a U.S. study.
While that’s been shown before for middle ag... |
5bd2050076bfbf31cec64fa460b6d544 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-addiction-safety-idUSKBN14M10X | Supervised injection site for addicts could save San Francisco money, lives | Supervised injection site for addicts could save San Francisco money, lives
By Ronnie Cohen5 Min Read
(This version of the story revises para 8 to indicate where the research institute is headquartered.)
Addicts regularly use drugs on the streets of San Francisco, and some people there say giving addicts a safe, clean ... |
1c52ca8eb61d0e44d89e1390fa5b55cf | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-adhd-education-idUSKBN17Z279 | Kids treated for ADHD can still struggle in school, especially girls | Kids treated for ADHD can still struggle in school, especially girls
By Lisa Rapaport4 Min Read
Even when children take drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) they may still have a hard time succeeding in school, and girls may struggle more than boys, a recent study suggests.
That’s because children ... |
0f5779a8cf320b260e0f7d3b437058b7 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-adolescents-arms-idUSKCN0VE2A3 | Emotional distress tied to weapon use for teens | Emotional distress tied to weapon use for teens
By Lisa Rapaport, Reuters Health5 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - Even though a wide range of social and economic factors may influence whether teens get involved with weapons, two things appear to increase the odds for white, black and Hispanic youth alike – emotional distre... |
af3924db165098b41ba1c29439e8e2ae | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-adolescents-parental-consent-idUSKBN1782K4?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FhealthNews+%28Reuters+Health+News%29 | How consent requirements may shape teen mental health research | How consent requirements may shape teen mental health research
By Lisa Rapaport, Reuters Health5 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - - Requiring teens to get permission from their parents to participate in studies about behavioral health may make it harder to understand adolescent psychology - especially when drugs and alcohol... |
05c7526603550a8ade366e0183152e9c | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-adolescents-screen-time-idUSKBN0TG1RJ20151127 | Screen time, in moderation, not linked to youngsters' depression | Screen time, in moderation, not linked to youngsters' depression
By Lisa Rapaport, Reuters Health4 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - Youngsters who spend too much time staring at televisions and computers may be more depressed than those who abstain completely, but kids who enjoy screen time in moderation may be the happiest... |
b73d116f050e8b82cb32238793aad6ba | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-advertising-tobacco-teens-idUSKBN18I240 | How e-cigarette ads might sway teens to try tobacco products | How e-cigarette ads might sway teens to try tobacco products
By Lisa Rapaport5 Min Read
When non-smoking teens see ads for e-cigarettes, and are curious about the products advertised, perhaps even identifying with a favorite brand, they might also be more susceptible to taking up cigarettes, a new study finds.
For the ... |
8a1c8a75b3d2b9ef9ca5c68dbafb1e2d | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-afib-fitness/even-with-atrial-fibrillation-exercise-linked-to-longer-life-idUSKBN20S2A6 | Even with atrial fibrillation, exercise linked to longer life | Even with atrial fibrillation, exercise linked to longer life
By Lisa Rapaport4 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - - People with a common heart rhythm problem who are physically active may live longer than more sedentary counterparts, a recent study suggests.
Among 1,100 adults with atrial fibrillation, or Afib, those who got... |
90695bfd1d3cc205614b6d29ebc9c017 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-age-breast-reconstruction-idUSKBN1342TX | Age may not affect breast reconstruction complications | Age may not affect breast reconstruction complications
By Carolyn Crist, Reuters Health5 Min Read
(Reuters Health) – Despite concerns, older women don’t have more complications with breast reconstruction procedures than younger women, a new U.S. study suggests.
In fact, researchers found, women over age 60 had better s... |
d2ed5566617a0233f0b5921d3cdd192a | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-ai-robots-idUSKBN1AQ1EL | How AI robots hunt new drugs for crippling nerve disease | How AI robots hunt new drugs for crippling nerve disease
By Ben Hirschler6 Min Read
LONDON (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence robots are turbo-charging the race to find new drugs for the crippling nerve disorder ALS, or motor neurone disease.
The condition, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, attacks and kills nerve c... |
8fe9a6836e5d22f285d676a527883b4d | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-aids-antibody/sanofi-tests-three-in-one-antibody-to-treat-or-prevent-hiv-idUSKCN1BV2L7 | Sanofi tests three-in-one antibody to treat or prevent HIV | Sanofi tests three-in-one antibody to treat or prevent HIV
By Ben Hirschler2 Min Read
LONDON (Reuters) - A three-pronged man-made antibody, created by French drugmaker Sanofi and U.S. scientists, could offer a new way to treat or prevent HIV, following successful tests in monkeys.
FILE PHOTO: French multinational pharm... |
fa6554e6fc25043459642d36f9f2a5a9 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-aids-chemsex-idUSKCN1VX1HF | Gay 'chemsex' is fuelling urban HIV epidemics, AIDS experts warn | Gay 'chemsex' is fuelling urban HIV epidemics, AIDS experts warn
By Kate Kelland, Health, Science Correspondent5 Min Read
LONDON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - A surge in “chemsex” parties, where people spend days getting high on drugs and having sex with scores of partners, is re-fuelling epidemics of HIV among gay men in Europ... |
5207dd9dc8c6034639fdd9abf25a24cd | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-aids-cure/london-hiv-patient-becomes-worlds-second-aids-cure-hope-idUSKCN1QL2C0?fbclid=IwAR1d-WiRnMaj2uIqmj-unJS94FetJq_5RqEOU4iHIK8yz0yVVdAPz4M6CRg | London HIV patient becomes world's second AIDS cure hope | London HIV patient becomes world's second AIDS cure hope
By Kate Kelland (Health, Science Correspondent)4 Min Read
LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - An HIV-positive man in Britain has become the second known adult worldwide to be cleared of the AIDS virus after he received a bone marrow transplant from an HIV-resistant donor... |
766c247886e415888dc5712467a5f7b1 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-aids-pharmaceuticals-idUSKBN1A90S6 | HIV fight advances with new drug cocktails, fresh vaccine hopes | HIV fight advances with new drug cocktails, fresh vaccine hopes
By Ben Hirschler5 Min Read
LONDON (Reuters) - Three decades after approval of the first-ever AIDS treatment, HIV medicine is seeing a new wave of innovation with scientists reporting positive data on Monday for improved drug cocktails and a novel experimen... |
831840857bd1831c36f3d4719a43e4d5 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-aids-sinoussi-idUKKCN0S30DF20151009?edition-redirect=uk | Science won't stop until it beats AIDS, says HIV pioneer | Science won't stop until it beats AIDS, says HIV pioneer
By Kate Kelland5 Min Read
PARIS, Oct 9 (Reuters) - More than 30 years after she identified one of the most pernicious viruses to infect humankind, Francoise Barre Sinoussi, who shared a Nobel prize for discovering HIV, is hanging up her lab coat and retiring.
Fra... |
5f0b9a51320a012e25fa750a6c2637ae | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-alcoholism-costs/alcohol-taxes-not-close-to-covering-cost-of-drinking-harms-in-the-us-idUSKCN1VX2QA | Alcohol taxes not close to covering cost of drinking harms in the U.S. | Alcohol taxes not close to covering cost of drinking harms in the U.S.
By Linda Carroll4 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - The sum total of taxes on alcohol doesn’t come close to paying the bills associated with excessive alcohol consumption in the U.S., researchers say.
The total damages from excess consumption add up to $2... |
c837f1465509839309c3001679f257d7 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-alcoholism/few-heavy-drinkers-get-drugs-to-help-curb-alcohol-use-idUSKCN1LD2L7 | Few heavy drinkers get drugs to help curb alcohol use | Few heavy drinkers get drugs to help curb alcohol use
By Lisa Rapaport, Reuters Health4 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - Less than one in 10 people with alcohol use disorders get prescribed medications that help people drink less and avoid binges, a U.S. study suggests.
A pint of beer stands on a bar in a pub in Liverpool n... |
5bb2e60d774ae1a4bc214239ec013186 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-antibiotics-colistin-idUSKCN0ZR23T | Infection experts warn of more U.S. superbug cases in coming months | Infection experts warn of more U.S. superbug cases in coming months
By Ransdell Pierson5 Min Read
NEW YORK (Reuters) - After two confirmed U.S. cases of a superbug that thwarts a last-resort antibiotic, infectious disease experts say they expect more cases in coming months because the bacterial gene behind it is likely... |
8b5b3757c5aa87dbc6878a91ff328451 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-antibiotics-sharing/families-often-share-potentially-dangerous-antibiotics-study-idUSKCN1NB27S | Families often share potentially dangerous antibiotics: study | Families often share potentially dangerous antibiotics: study
By Rob Goodier, Reuters Health4 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - A substantial proportion of parents confessed to giving their children antibiotics that had been prescribed for someone else, according to survey results presented by U.S. researchers at the America... |
64689003f6fe55c3f81e3b44a88b7ab8 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-antioxidants-mortality-idUKKBN0KG1TN20150107?edition-redirect=uk | Extra antioxidants may make little difference in lifespan | Extra antioxidants may make little difference in lifespan
By Kathryn Doyle5 Min Read
People who get a lot of antioxidants in their diets, or who take them in supplement form, don’t live any longer than those who just eat well overall, according to a long term study of retirees in California.
Antioxidants, including vit... |
66b0e83d2b01bfc3d2ce7ecdfb509e30 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-apnea-cpap-heart-idUSKBN19W2HK | Positive airway pressure doesn't reduce heart risk with sleep apnea | Positive airway pressure doesn't reduce heart risk with sleep apnea
By Will Boggs MD, Reuters Health5 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - Although having sleep apnea has been linked to elevated risk of heart disease, high blood pressure and stroke, a new analysis of past research finds that apnea treatment with positive airway... |
922f257968320b69ca5b5ec8677fd034 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-apps-privacy-idUSKCN0WA2KE | Health apps often lack privacy policies and share our data | Health apps often lack privacy policies and share our data
By Lisa Rapaport4 Min Read
Reuters Health - Just because a health app has a privacy policy doesn’t mean the data will remain private, an analysis of mobile tools for diabetes suggests.
In fact, privacy policies appear rare, and when they do exist, most state th... |
384dcd0deee728ac975b962509294c51 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-apps-ratings/top-rated-health-apps-not-always-best-for-managing-health-idUSKBN1442T3 | Top-rated health apps not always best for managing health | Top-rated health apps not always best for managing health
By Lisa Rapaport4 Min Read
Some of the top-rated health apps aimed at people with chronic medical problems don’t do a very good job of actually helping to manage those conditions, a recent study suggests.
Doctors reviewed 137 of the most highly rated or commonly... |
3372ceac2f215456b8ba608e5f087160 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-asthma-obesity/exercise-improves-asthma-in-obese-adults-idUSKCN1GS2I5 | Exercise improves asthma in obese adults | Exercise improves asthma in obese adults
By Carolyn Crist4 Min Read
Reuters Health - Exercise training helps improve daily life for obese adults with asthma, a new study found.
Patients who exercised had improvements in physical activity, asthma-symptom-free days, depression symptoms and sleep apnea, researchers found.... |
d2e19156ab62518272e6902ee595fade | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-athletes-flu-travel/athletes-may-need-to-work-more-than-the-rest-of-us-to-avoid-the-flu-idUSKBN13X2FN | Athletes may need to work more than the rest of us to avoid the flu | Athletes may need to work more than the rest of us to avoid the flu
By Lisa Rapaport, Reuters Health4 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - Athletes who cram in extra workouts over the holidays to avoid packing on extra pounds also need to take extra precautions to avoid getting sick, recent guidelines stress.
In some ways, athl... |
f0a365fc3d0cd91e8abab56528356348 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-autism-hongkong/hk-scientist-develops-retinal-scan-technology-to-identify-early-childhood-autism-idUSKBN2B702L?il=0 | HK scientist develops retinal scan technology to identify early childhood autism | HK scientist develops retinal scan technology to identify early childhood autism
By Aleksander Solum2 Min Read
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong scientist has developed a method to use machine learning and artificial intelligence to scan retinas of children as young as six to detect early autism or the risk of autism a... |
91fb8efdcfc81e4a924498d2b2ced212 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-autism-obesity-diabetes-idUSKCN0V70CK | Maternal obesity, diabetes tied to increased autism risk in kids | Maternal obesity, diabetes tied to increased autism risk in kids
By Lisa Rapaport, Reuters Health4 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - Mothers who are obese during pregnancy have almost twice the odds of having a child with autism as women who weigh less, a U.S. study suggests.
When women are both obese and have diabetes, the ... |
4c1dfe4a0906a42aee002745b03eec8d | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-autism-transgender-idUSKCN0W62EY | Gender variance and autism spectrum disorders often overlap | Gender variance and autism spectrum disorders often overlap
By Andrew M. Seaman, Reuters Health4 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - Autism spectrum disorders and gender identity issues often occur together in children, according to new research that supports previous findings.
Children with an autism spectrum disorders (ASDs... |
4ebf90be6fbb62f06cb28a9eab8c43f3 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-backpain-mindfulness-idUSKCN0VW23Z | Mindfulness program may ease chronic low back pain | Mindfulness program may ease chronic low back pain
By Kathryn Doyle, Reuters Health5 Min Read
(Reuters Health) – An eight-week group program focused on mindfulness-based stress reduction may help with short-term function and long-term pain for people with chronic low back problems, according to a new study.
“Most peopl... |
df9a1ba9f62516db3b9c23a15b8ecd61 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-birdflu-china-idUSKBN1AH41Z | China's Inner Mongolia region culls 66,500 chickens after bird flu outbreak | China's Inner Mongolia region culls 66,500 chickens after bird flu outbreak
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s Inner Mongolia region has culled 66,500 chickens following an outbreak of bird flu that has affected 35,000 birds, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Tuesday.
The H5N1 strain of the virus ... |
1906a2cd4be750f0710f7b96a1a5f397 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-birdflu-usa-factbox-idUSKBN0NL2V120150430 | U.S. bird flu outbreak in poultry | U.S. bird flu outbreak in poultry
By Reuters Staff6 Min Read
(Reuters) - Dozens of countries have imposed total or partial bans on U.S. poultry and poultry imports since an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was discovered in December.
Each of the top 10 importers has introduced restrictions. Total ba... |
4ddaffe458aad954fcfa80f2953cb1bd | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-birdflu-usa-idUSKBN16C0XL | Bird flu found in Tennessee chicken flock on Tyson-contracted farm | Bird flu found in Tennessee chicken flock on Tyson-contracted farm
By Jo Winterbottom4 Min Read
(Reuters) - A strain of bird flu has been detected in a chicken breeder flock on a Tennessee farm contracted to U.S. food giant Tyson Foods Inc, and the 73,500 birds will be culled to stop the virus from entering the food sy... |
e43d414b2244c2f10384da7b70e9bd2f | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-blood-novartis-idUSKBN0TP0GE20151206 | Novartis: Lymphoma study shows CART on track for 2017 U.S. submission | Novartis: Lymphoma study shows CART on track for 2017 U.S. submission
By John Miller3 Min Read
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis said the latest findings from a study on its newest therapy for two kinds of blood cancer track earlier results, bolstering its confidence in a 2017 U.S. regulatory submission.
The ... |
fa1417f27f02c6447713a33f5c25a9aa | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-bloodcancer-endoflife-idUSKCN0ZS2GX?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews | Unrealistic expectations may hinder blood cancer patients' care | Unrealistic expectations may hinder blood cancer patients' care
By Kathryn Doyle, Reuters Health4 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - The biggest barrier to high-quality end-of-life care for patients with blood cancers may be unrealistic expectations, a new survey found.
For patients with solid-tumor cancers, standards for qua... |
04a027c2e446803984436f08d291da5f | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-breastcancer-cognition/most-older-breast-cancer-patients-do-not-suffer-mental-decline-after-chemo-idUSKCN1MD2MB | Most older breast cancer patients do not suffer mental decline after chemo | Most older breast cancer patients do not suffer mental decline after chemo
By Linda Carroll, Reuters Health5 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - Most older women who get chemotherapy for breast cancer do not experience problems with cognition in the first two years after diagnosis and treatment, a new study finds.
But research... |
6cbb793185b895296f1ed6e5a91501fd | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-breastcancer-diagnosis-idUKKCN0WN26Y | Doctors often disagree on when to call abnormal breast cells cancer | Doctors often disagree on when to call abnormal breast cells cancer
By Lisa Rapaport5 Min Read
Reuters Health - Doctors often disagree on whether women have breast cancer if they have abnormal cells that don’t look like invasive tumors under a microscope, a U.S. study suggests.
Girls wave their scarves during an awaren... |
b1863550a693546f84c86af45565b5ef | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-breastcancer-followup-idUSKCN0ZK1VM?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FhealthNews+%28Reuters+Health+News%29 | Breast cancer survivors not always clear about follow up care | Breast cancer survivors not always clear about follow up care
By Linda Thrasybule, Reuters Health3 Min Read
(Reuters Health) – Breast cancer survivors may not always realize why follow-up care is important, a small study suggests.
According to the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the purpose of follow up care is ... |
0861400eb9a9a5f558499c2b03a921fb | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-breastcancer-genetic-testing/too-few-women-with-breast-cancer-get-genetic-testing-idUSKCN1BJ22M?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FhealthNews+%28Reuters+Health+News%29 | Too few women with breast cancer get genetic testing | Too few women with breast cancer get genetic testing
By Lisa Rapaport, Reuters Health4 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - Some women with breast or ovarian cancer might benefit from genetic testing to guide their treatment and follow-up care, but less than one in five of those women actually get tested, a recent U.S. study su... |
58039720c8b656f2362d166524d06ada | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-breastcancer-missed-work/aggressive-breast-cancer-treatment-tied-to-more-missed-work-idUSKBN1CE1WT?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FhealthNews+%28Reuters+Health+News%29 | Aggressive breast cancer treatment tied to more missed work | Aggressive breast cancer treatment tied to more missed work
By Lisa Rapaport, Reuters Health5 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - Many women with early-stage breast cancer have full-time jobs when they’re diagnosed, and they are more likely to miss at least a month of work when they receive aggressive treatment that includes s... |
668f8e3ee388217930ec3976138e4b47 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-breastcancer-nordic-walking/nordic-walking-may-benefit-breast-cancer-patients-idUKKCN1V61G2?edition-redirect=uk | Nordic walking may benefit breast cancer patients | Nordic walking may benefit breast cancer patients
By Carolyn Crist5 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - Nordic walking, an aerobic activity performed with walking poles similar to ski poles, may benefit patients with breast cancer, according to a review of existing research.
The low-impact exercise improved swelling, physical ... |
284a38c96d6f08bde83f9081140446e5 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-breastcancer-screening-mri/mri-spots-tumors-in-women-with-dense-breasts-but-false-positives-a-problem-idUSKBN1Y12M9 | MRI spots tumors in women with dense breasts, but false positives a problem | MRI spots tumors in women with dense breasts, but false positives a problem
By Gene Emery5 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - Breast cancer can be difficult to detect in women with extremely dense breast tissue, but a new Dutch study indicates that getting an MRI scan can spot tumors that would otherwise be missed.
“This is t... |
1148066cadb0f3f7ee619f969f392077 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-breastcancer-side-effects-idUSKBN15A1IT | Nearly half of breast cancer patients have severe treatment side effects | Nearly half of breast cancer patients have severe treatment side effects
By Lisa Rapaport, Reuters Health5 Min Read
(This Jan. 24 story was refiled to add dropped words in paragraph 18 of this story)
(Reuters Health) - Many women being treated for breast cancer suffer from severe treatment side effects even when they d... |
b2abf2af533eb5f867a46ad1d036841c | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-breastcancer-sleep-idUSKBN1792YS | Lots of sleep tied to worse breast cancer survival odds | Lots of sleep tied to worse breast cancer survival odds
By Lisa Rapaport, Reuters Health4 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - - Women with breast cancer who sleep at least nine hours a night may be more likely to die from their tumors than patients who get just eight hours of rest, a recent study suggests.
A monitor shows the ... |
e5599356f9a8847783e59acb18328b4b | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-breastcancer-ultrasound/dense-breast-notification-laws-tied-to-more-screening-cancer-diagnoses-idUSKCN1R82JU | Dense breast notification laws tied to more screening, cancer diagnoses | Dense breast notification laws tied to more screening, cancer diagnoses
By Lisa Rapaport4 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - State laws requiring women with dense breasts to be told about the benefits of following up a mammogram with further tests are associated with higher rates of additional screening and more diagnoses for... |
b1116cd79aacc0e62ce0f8608b3ec7de | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-breastfeeding-benefits/breastfeeding-tied-to-lower-risk-of-diabetes-high-blood-pressure-idUKKBN1X027I?edition-redirect=uk | Breastfeeding tied to lower risk of diabetes, high blood pressure | Breastfeeding tied to lower risk of diabetes, high blood pressure
By Lisa Rapaport4 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - Women who breastfeed may be less likely to develop diabetes and high blood pressure, a research review suggests.
Investigators examined data from four previous studies looking at the connection between lactat... |
7e0fb4be503d61642025fe2208c29efe | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-breastfeeding-unicef-idUSKCN1091AA | More than half of newborns not breastfed in first hour raising health risks: UNICEF | More than half of newborns not breastfed in first hour raising health risks: UNICEF
By Ellen Wulfhorst, Thomson Reuters Foundation3 Min Read
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - More than half of newborn babies are not breastfed within the first hour of life, putting them at heightened risk of disease and death, the... |
09e2c79267d55add304202e6c3c5ddca | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-breastfeeding/breastfeeding-gap-widens-between-black-and-white-u-s-babies-idUSKBN1WT2EZ | Breastfeeding gap widens between black and white U.S. babies | Breastfeeding gap widens between black and white U.S. babies
By Lisa Rapaport4 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - Even as more U.S. mothers are breastfeeding their babies, a new study suggests the gap in breastfeeding between black and white infants is widening.
Researchers examined data 167,842 infants born from 2009 to 2015... |
a89a0ba1f04f0db5df037157cb2e2273 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-breasts-implants-cancer/breast-implants-tied-to-increased-risk-of-rare-blood-cancer-idUSKBN1FF2AT | Breast implants tied to increased risk of rare blood cancer | Breast implants tied to increased risk of rare blood cancer
By Lisa Rapaport, Reuters Health4 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - Women who get breast implants may be more likely to develop a rare type of cancer known as anaplastic large cell lymphoma, a small Dutch study suggests.
Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma is an aggressi... |
fbc827edff13c70787ab9ecbd332870a | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-breastscreening-biopsy-intensi/breast-mris-may-lead-to-more-biopsies-that-catch-fewer-cancers-idUSKCN1FZ2UB | Breast MRIs may lead to more biopsies that catch fewer cancers | Breast MRIs may lead to more biopsies that catch fewer cancers
By Lisa Rapaport, Reuters Health4 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - Women who get magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) screening tests for breast cancer are more likely to get invasive surgical biopsies to look for tumors than women who just get screening mammograms,... |
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About 54 percent of U.S. doctors experienced at least one symptom of b... |
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Researchers examined data on alm... |
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(Reuters Health) - A new study adds to the evidence that ultrasonography can help diagnose cancer in women with dense breasts.
The world's largest awareness ribbon made of flowers is seen from above during the UA... |
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The Nat... |
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Women ag... |
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LONDON (Reuters) - Tweaking cholesterol levels... |
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(Reuters Health) - Patients who survive head and neck cancer may be more likely to experience declines in cognitive function than people who don’t have these tumors, a recent study suggests.
The findings are d... |
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(Reuters Health) - Even brief conversations between oncologists and patients about cancer costs can help reduce treatment expenses, a new study suggests.
“Increasingly in oncology there are many therapeutic opti... |
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(Reuters Health) - Many cancer cases worldwide may happen at least in part because people are overweight or have diabetes, a new report suggests.
Diabetes and being overweight or obese were a factor in 5.6 percent of new ... |
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(Reuters Health) - Women who reported douching almost doubled their risk of developing ovarian cancer, a national U.S. study shows.
Prior studies have linked douching, or vaginal washing with a device, to yeast infections, ... |
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The financi... |
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The study, led ... |
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(Reuters Health) - Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy should have all their medications and herbal supplements reviewed by a pharmacist who specializes in cancer therapy, researchers say.
More than half the patients in... |
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An oral squamous cancer cell (white) being attacked by two cytotoxic T cells (red), part of a natural immune response. REUTE... |
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(The story refiles to change source name from Donald to Don in paragraph 2, in the August 29th instance.)
(Reuters Health) - Up to half of cancer patients of reproductive age do not receive adequate information about... |
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By Kathryn Doyle, Reuters Health5 Min Read
(Reuters Health) – Almost a third of U.S. cancer survivors face financial burdens, and physical and mental health tends to be worse for those who do, according to a new study.
There are more than 14 million cancer survivors i... |
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(Reuters Health) - More than one in 12 adult survivors of childhood cancers may have undiagnosed high blood pressure, a U.S. study suggests.
High blood pressure, or hypertension, can be a particular problem for child... |
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Laun... |
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FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
GENEVA (R... |
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Robert Waag is alive and apparently cancer free more than two years after advanced melanoma reached his lungs, hips and other parts of his body – a feat only recently considered unthinkable for such patients.
Waag, 7... |
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GENEVA (Reuters) - Cancer patients in developing nations are being denied basic pain relief, often because of excessive fears about opioid abuse, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursda... |
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LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists said on Monday they had pinpointed a particular type of immune system cell that could predict more precisely if cancer patients are likely to respond to modern immunotherapy medicines.
The discovery, rep... |
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(Reuters Health) – The average U.S. adult diagnosed with cancer will miss five weeks of work in the first year and see total family income decline by 20 percent, according to a new study.
Those numbers may be even higher for som... |
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... |
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - An experimental Loxo Oncology Inc drug that targets cancers with mistakes in the RET gene led to tumor shrinkage in nearly 70 percent of patients regardless of where their cancer originated, according to pr... |
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - An experimental blood screening test from Grail Inc showed early promise in detecting early-stage lung cancers based on free-floating DNA released by tumors, according to preliminary results released on S... |
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - More than a quarter of European patients with advanced melanoma lack access to new treatments that could extend their lives, according to findings presented at a major cancer conference on Friday.
In the l... |
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(Reuters) - Germany's Merck KGaA MRCG.DE on Wednesday reported encouraging interim data against a rare and aggressive form of skin cancer from a mid-stage trial of its experimental drug that helps the immune system attack tu... |
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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Merck is pictured in this illustration photograph in Cardiff, California, U.S., April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake
(Reuters) - The combination of Merck & Co’s immunotherapy Keytruda and chemotherapy boosted... |
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By Ben Hirschler4 Min Read
(Reuters) - Biotech companies are competing to develop medicines using “bugs as drugs” to fight cancer, building on the latest scientific findings that patients with high levels of good gut bacteria are more likely to respond to modern ... |
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By Kathryn Doyle, Reuters Health4 Min Read
(Reuters Health) – For patients with advanced cancer, palliative care should start early and be an integral part of treatment, not just something added on near the end of life, according to a new practice guidel... |
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By Andrew M. Seaman, Reuters Health4 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - Getting expensive radioactive imaging tests to see if a cancer of the lung or esophagus has recurred is not linked to better survival, according to a new study.
The likelihood that people with... |
79599464be2ca5cd3e17263a17e499bf | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-cancer-pfizer-ibrance-idUSKCN0Y92VZ?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FhealthNews+%28Reuters+Health+News%29 | Pfizer's Ibrance delays breast cancer progression: study | Pfizer's Ibrance delays breast cancer progression: study
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(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc’s Ibrance in combination with another commonly-used drug kept advanced breast cancer in check significantly longer than the standard treatment alone in a late stage study, according to data released on Wednesday.
T... |
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(Reuters) - An experimental Pfizer drug that helps the immune system fight cancer showed early promise against a variety of cancers when used with Merck & Co’s immunotherapy Keytruda in a small clinical trial, according to data re... |
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By Ben Hirschler4 Min Read
LONDON (Reuters) - A group of academic researchers has demanded an end to cancer medicines costing more than $100,000 a year and proposed a new model of low-cost drug development that would capitalize on recent advances in science.
The spiraling co... |
7a7daf5abb9649f1ea4fed75db56d05a | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-cancer-precisionmedicine-idUSKCN0Y92WA?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FhealthNews+%28Reuters+Health+News%29 | Precision medicine approach to cancer improves on older methods: study | Precision medicine approach to cancer improves on older methods: study
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Precision medicine, or the practice of targeting biological markers on a patient’s tumors, proved significantly more effective at shrinking tumors and stalling the progression of cancer in the first... |
0ba57c47db34740896fff2d061e098c5 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-cancer-prostate-screening/more-doctors-say-men-should-think-twice-about-prostate-cancer-screening-idUSKCN1M52XL | More doctors say men should think twice about prostate cancer screening | More doctors say men should think twice about prostate cancer screening
By Lisa Rapaport, Reuters Health4 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - Most men shouldn’t get routine prostate cancer screening because the potential benefits are small and there are clear harms, an international panel of experts concludes.
Some men, includ... |
d9d451392dbc3ff567bcdcb8f462a91c | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-cancer-prostate-test-idUSKCN12B2QD?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FhealthNews+%28Reuters+Health+News%29 | Use of controversial prostate cancer test may be holding steady | Use of controversial prostate cancer test may be holding steady
By Andrew M. Seaman, Reuters Health4 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - Doctors at one large U.S. medical center didn’t cut back on their orders of a controversial prostate cancer test even though a government-backed panel advised against its use, according to a... |
8e31df4e4830d513f03e1950d1304842 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-cancer-prostate-test/prostate-cancer-test-saves-lives-risks-remain-idUSKCN1BF2FV?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FhealthNews+%28Reuters+Health+News%29 | Prostate cancer test saves lives, risks remain | Prostate cancer test saves lives, risks remain
By Andrew M. Seaman, Reuters Health4 Min Read
(Reuters Health) - Men who get a controversial blood test that looks for signs of prostate cancer appear to have a reduced risk of death from the malignancy, according to a new analysis by an international group of researchers... |
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By Kathryn Doyle, Reuters Health4 Min Read
(Reuters Health) – Within one year of starting treatment, many older women with early stage breast cancer lose the ability to complete some tasks of daily living, and a 13-item survey can help predict who they will... |
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