A Missouri appeals court overturned a $110 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by a Virginia woman who says she developed ovarian cancer after decades of using of its talc-based products for feminine hygiene. Reuters Health Informa…
Women with severe obesity who have gastric bypass surgery to lose weight before becoming pregnant may be less likely to have babies with birth defects than similar women who don’t have weight-loss surgery, a new study suggests. Reuters Health Informa…
When patients in England or the U.S. have abdominal emergencies like appendicitis or a ruptured aneurysm, half as many in England get surgery and many more die, a new study suggests. Reuters Health Information
Current guidelines for lung-cancer screening are inadequate to detect lung cancer from occupational exposures, including those in first responders, researchers say. Reuters Health Information
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The Vivibot chatbot may reduce anxiety among young people who have been treated for cancer, a small feasibility study suggests. Reuters Health Information
Nivolumab boosts overall survival compared with chemotherapy in patients with advanced esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma (SCC) that’s refractory or intolerant to previous chemotherapy, the ATTRACTION-3 trial shows. Reuters Health Information
A blood test using attenuated total reflection (ATR)-Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy can identify patients with brain cancer with high sensitivity and specificity, researchers report. Reuters Health Information
Suicide attempts are rising among black teens in the U.S. even as they fall among youth from other racial and ethnic groups, a study suggests. Reuters Health Information
E-cigarette or vaping-linked lung injuries that have killed 29 and sickened more than 1,000 people in the United States are likely to be rare in Britain and other countries where the suspect products are not widely used, specialists said on Monday. R…
The anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents ranibizumab and aflibercept are excreted in breast milk following intravitreal injection, researchers from Canada report. Reuters Health Information
Matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) shows "good accuracy" in diagnosing biliary atresia (BA) and "holds great promise" as a marker to differentiate BA from non-BA, a single-center validation study in Shanghai reveals. Reuters Healt…
British American Tobacco Plc unit Reynolds American Inc on Friday became the first major company to confirm it had filed for a U.S. Food and Drug Administration review of its e-cigarette product, ahead of market leader Juul Labs Inc. Reuters Health I…
Executive physicals may lure corporate clients and wealthy individuals with the promise of personalized attention and comprehensive preventive care, but a new study suggests many of these pricey exams may skip recommended screenings. Reuters Health I…
Most caregivers are comfortable allowing adolescents to independently complete electronic screening tools that address sensitive topics like sex and substance abuse, new findings show. Reuters Health Information
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A divided federal appeals court on Friday said Ohio cannot enforce a 2017 law banning abortions when medical tests show that a fetus has Down syndrome. Reuters Health Information
Anxiety and depression are common among participants in cardiac rehab programs, and that poor mental health may cause them to drop out, a new study finds. Reuters Health Information
U.S. regulators on Friday gave the green light for genetically modified cotton to be used for human consumption, paving the way for a protein-packed new food source – edible cottonseed that tastes a bit like chickpeas – that its developers said could h…
End-of-life care practices in European ICUs have changed over the past two decades, with more limitations on life-prolonging therapies, researchers say. Reuters Health Information
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