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Health Rounds: Blood test improves detection of endometriosis
6+ hour, 12+ min ago (565+ words) March 18 (Reuters) " A new blood test for the painful uterine disorder endometriosis detected cases missed by ultrasound and MRI, according to results of a study to be presented at a medical meeting this week. Endometriosis, in which cells similar to…...
R1 Therapeutics launches with $78 million funding round, secures kidney disorder treatment license
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (345+ words) March 17 (Reuters) " R1 Therapeutics said on Tuesday it had launched operations with a $77.5 million Series A funding round and an exclusive license to develop and commercialize a drug "for high phosphate levels in chronic kidney disease patients. The "company licensed AP306, being…...
Pfizer says experimental breast cancer drug cuts risk of disease worsening in mid-stage trial
1+ day, 53+ min ago (70+ words) Pfizer says experimental breast cancer drug cuts risk of disease worsening in mid-stage trial'WKZO Pfizer says experimental breast cancer drug cuts risk of disease worsening in mid-stage trial March 17 (Reuters) " Pfizer said on Tuesday its experimental combination reduced the risk…...
Analysis-Pediatricians win Round 1 in vaccine fight, but damage has been done
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (795+ words) CHICAGO, March 17 (Reuters) " A federal court injunction on Monday put a check on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s rapid assault on U.S. vaccine recommendations, but months of turmoil and misinformation have sown doubt about vaccines that will be hard to…...
Sudan clinics face stock-out in weeks due to Middle East war, NGO says
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (433+ words) By Olivia Le Poidevin and Emma Farge GENEVA, March 17 (Reuters) " Medical supplies to clinics dealing with the humanitarian crisis in Sudan could run out within two weeks unless shipments are rapidly rerouted after disruptions due to "the conflict in the…...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro transferred to semi-intensive care unit after improvement, wife says
2+ day, 19+ min ago (146+ words) SAO PAULO, March 16 (Reuters) " Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro has been transferred "to a semi-intensive care "unit after showing improvement in inflammatory markers as he continues treatment for bronchopneumonia, his wife "Michelle "Bolsonaro said in "an Instagram post "on Monday....
Factbox-Lawsuits against Trump administration’s health policy changes
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (590+ words) March 16 (Reuters) " A federal judge on Monday blocked key parts of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s effort to reshape U.S. vaccine policy, including a move to reduce the number of shots routinely recommended for children. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in…...
Cannabis shows little benefit for most mental disorders, data review finds
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (364+ words) March 16 (Reuters) " Cannabis-based medicines have shown little evidence of effectiveness for treating most mental health and substance-use disorders, according to a large review of past studies published in a "major medical journal on Monday. Medical use of cannabinoids has been…...
Instant View: US court order blocking vaccine policy changes a win for public health, experts say
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (433+ words) March 16 (Reuters) " A federal judge on Monday blocked key parts of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s effort to reshape U.S. vaccine policy, including a move to reduce the number of shots routinely recommended for children, and revamp a federal advisory…...
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has early-stage breast cancer, will continue working
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (313+ words) WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) " Susie Wiles, the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff, has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer but will continue "working while undergoing treatment, President Donald Trump said on "Monday. Wiles, 68, has been a…...