A U.S. threat to veto U.N. Security Council action on sexual violence in conflict was averted on Tuesday after a long-agreed phrase was removed because President Donald Trump’s administration sees it as code for abortion, diplomats said. Reuters Heal…
Drugstore retailers Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and Rite Aid Corp said on Tuesday they would sell tobacco products to customers who are at least 21 years old, amid a crackdown on teenage tobacco use. Reuters Health Information
The U.S. government on Tuesday filed its first criminal charges against a major drug distributor and company executives over their alleged roles in fueling the nation’s opioid epidemic by putting profits ahead of patients’ safety. Reuters Health Info…
Longitudinal plasma neurofilament light (NfL) levels are associated with neurodegeneration in Alzheimer disease, researchers report. Reuters Health Information
Preoperative inhaled albuterol can help protect against perioperative respiratory adverse events in young children undergoing anesthesia for tonsillectomy, according to data from the Australian REACT trial. Reuters Health Information
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) delivered by phone or online leads to improvements in patient-reported outcomes in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to a clinical trial from the U.K. Reuters Health Information
Most states have statutes that invalidate a woman’s advance directive if she is pregnant, a U.S. study finds. And because those statutes are often not clearly outlined in the DNR form, women filling out an advance directive most likely would not know t…
A variety of drugs are effective for preventing osteoporotic fractures, but there are gaps in the evidence supporting their safety and effectiveness beyond three years, according to a National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention Workshop. Reu…
Most sleep-related suffocation deaths among babies less than one year old happen because infants’ airways got blocked by things like pillows, blankets, couch cushions or adult mattresses, a U.S. study suggests. Reuters Health Information
Widespread beliefs about sleeping include advice on how much sleep is enough, what quality sleep means and how to achieve it, but when these pronouncements are wrong, they can do more harm than good, researchers argue. Reuters Health Information
In children with "potential" celiac disease – positive serology but negative biopsy – who are not on gluten-free diets, factors that may help predict risk for eventual villous atrophy include age at diagnosis, gamma delta lymphocytes and HLA …
Immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer does not delay initiation of adjuvant therapy, according to results from the iBRA-2 study. Reuters Health Information
A Brooklyn judge on Thursday ruled against a group of parents who challenged New York City’s recently imposed mandatory measles vaccination order, rejecting their arguments that the city’s public health authority exceeded its authority. Reuters Healt…
Following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery, compliance with incentive spirometer use was improved by the SpiroTimer, an add-on use tracking device that sounds a reminder bell, researchers say. Reuters Health Information
A high proportion of patients with newly diagnosed HIV-1 infection achieved an undetectable viral load through 48 weeks after starting Symtuza (Janssen) within two weeks of diagnosis, according to new data from the DIAMOND study. Reuters Health Infor…
Roughly one-third of older people in the U.S. may live in households with guns and a new study suggests that many of those firearms are not stored in the safest way: locked and unloaded. Reuters Health Information
Badminton players may be at high risk for serious eye injuries, many of which can bring on permanent vision problems or blindness, according to a study of wounds treated at a Beijing hospital. Reuters Health Information
How parents and children reminisce about the child’s recent surgery affects the child’s pain memory, researchers from Canada report. Reuters Health Information
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can safely switch from infliximab to the biosimilar CT-P13, though they may face a higher risk of clinical relapse, researchers from Spain report. Reuters Health Information
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