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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-burnout-doctors/more-than-half-of-u-s-doctors-experience-burnout-idUSKBN0TL2QP20151202
More than half of U.S. doctors experience burnout
More than half of U.S. doctors experience burnout By Andrew M. Seaman, Reuters Health4 Min Read (Reuters Health) - Burnout among U.S. doctors is becoming more common and now affects more than half of practicing physicians, according to a new study. About 54 percent of U.S. doctors experienced at least one symptom of b...
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Amgen drug shows high response rate in small lung and colon cancer trial
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Seattle Genetics, Astellas drug rapidly shrinks tumors in bladder cancer study
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Weight loss surgery linked to lower risk of cancer
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White House report outlines push to bolster cancer research
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VP Biden gives new push on 'Cancer Moonshot' clinical trials
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Ultrasound may be useful supplemental test for breast cancer
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Eisai latest cancer drugmaker to win UK approval after price cut
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Costly leukemia pill wins UK green light after price cut
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Blood and bone marrow therapies grab spotlight at world's top cancer meeting
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Middle-age women can choose Pap smear or HPV test for cancer screening
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Cholesterol pill boosts cancer immunotherapy, at least in mice
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Head and neck cancer survivors have long-lasting cognitive problems
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Discussing cancer costs can reduce treatment expenses
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Diabetes and obesity both tied to higher risk of cancer
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Ovarian cancer risk nearly doubles in women who douche
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Many U.S. cancer patients struggle to afford life-saving medications
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Cancer drug prices rising far faster than inflation
Cancer drug prices rising far faster than inflation By Gene Emery, Reuters Health5 Min Read (Reuters Health) - The prices of injectable cancer drugs - even older medicines around since the 1990s - are increasing at a rate far higher than inflation, researchers report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The study, led ...
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Cancer patients should check drug list with pharmacist
Cancer patients should check drug list with pharmacist By Carolyn Crist, Reuters Health4 Min Read (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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Exelixis and Pfizer drugs compete in kidney cancer trial
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U.S. regulator says too many drugmakers chasing same cancer strategy
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Cancer patients lack access to fertility support
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Financial burden of cancer can harm quality of life
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Childhood cancer survivors have more blood pressure problems
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U.S. chemical industry body calls for reform of WHO cancer agency
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Exclusive: U.S. lawmakers to investigate funding of WHO cancer agency
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Breast cancer overtakes lung as most common cancer-WHO
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Promising drugs stoke talk of eventual cancer 'cure'
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Cancer patients in poor countries needlessly denied pain relief: WHO
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Merck, Bristol drugs show longer survival for deadly cancers
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Scientists find new biomarker to guide cancer immunotherapy
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Cancer diagnosis brings income loss for families
Cancer diagnosis brings income loss for families By Kathryn Doyle, Reuters Health4 Min Read (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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WHO agency says insecticides lindane and DDT linked to cancer
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Loxo Oncology's targeted RET drug shows promise in early trial
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Grail blood test shows promise in early detection of lung cancer
Grail blood test shows promise in early detection of lung cancer By Julie Steenhuysen3 Min Read 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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Thousands of European melanoma patients lack access to new drugs
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German Merck, Pfizer immunotherapy shows promise in rare skin cancer
German Merck, Pfizer immunotherapy shows promise in rare skin cancer By Ludwig Burger3 Min Read (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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Merck's Keytruda boosts response in hard-to-treat lung cancer
Merck's Keytruda boosts response in hard-to-treat lung cancer By Reuters Staff2 Min Read 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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Biotech firms race to recruit good bugs in war on cancer
Biotech firms race to recruit good bugs in war on cancer 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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Palliative care should be standard in cancer treatment: guideline
Palliative care should be standard in cancer treatment: guideline 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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More PET scans may not help lung, esophageal cancer survivors
More PET scans may not help lung, esophageal cancer survivors 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...
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Pfizer's Ibrance delays breast cancer progression: study
Pfizer's Ibrance delays breast cancer progression: study By Bill Berkrot3 Min Read (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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Pfizer cancer drug shows promise in combo with Merck's Keytruda
Pfizer cancer drug shows promise in combo with Merck's Keytruda By Bill Berkrot3 Min Read (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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Academics call time on $100,000 cancer drugs
Academics call time on $100,000 cancer drugs 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...
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Precision medicine approach to cancer improves on older methods: study
Precision medicine approach to cancer improves on older methods: study By Julie Steenhuysen3 Min Read 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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Simple questions predict decline after breast cancer treatment
Simple questions predict decline after breast cancer treatment 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...