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Drugs for diseases such as cancer and multiple sclerosis account for more than a quarter of spending on prescriptions for America’s elderly and disabled, data show.
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Many Ebola survivors in West Africa have emerged with an assortment of mysterious physical ailments, including joint pain, fatigue and a particularly worrisome and common complaint: vision loss.
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Kybella, a Kythera Biopharmaceuticals injectable drug to treat adult submental fat, or double chin, was won regulatory approval in the U.S.
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Many insurers aren’t complying with all of the federal health law’s requirements for covering well-woman exams, contraception and maternity care, a women’s group said.
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Teladoc Inc., an early player in the field of telemedicine, has filed preliminary paperwork to trade on public markets, the company said in a news release Wednesday.
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Three major U.S. drug companies reported solid first-quarter results despite a strong dollar, amid signs that their increasing investment in pricey new cancer drugs will be a key driver of Big Pharma’s future growth.
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Humana knows that its financial health is tied to the well-being of its members. It wanted to develop mobile apps that would influence their behavior. First, it had to make some changes of its own.
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Yale University on Tuesday said it will amend its leave policies, allowing students more time to declare a leave of absence instead of outright withdrawing.
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Mylan’s executive chairman issued a stinging rebuke of Teva’s unsolicited bid, using terms harsh even for the sharp-elbowed world of deal making to explain why Mylan’s board rejected the $40 billion deal.
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Federal authorities reached a tentative consent agreement with medical device maker Medtronic over flaws in its SynchroMed infusion pump for cancer and pain medicine.
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Nearly 40% of providers treating Medicare patients will have their payments docked 1.5% because they didn’t submit data on patients’ health to the government, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.
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Universities are hiring more psychologists and psychiatrists as demand for mental-health services soars.
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Cirque du Soleil artists put themselves at risk to entertain but don’t get to keep their salaries if they suffer severe injuries.
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PepsiCo Inc. it will remove aspartame from Diet Pepsi in the U.S. and replace it with sucralose, another artificial sweetener, in a bid to reverse plunging sales.
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One Wall Street analyst does not see the Mylan stichting, an Dutch entity that serves as a poison pill, as an insurmountable obstacle to a takeover by Teva Pharmaceutical.
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A union claimed victory Friday in its effort to organize 20,000 home health aides in Pennsylvania, even as two pending lawsuits seeking to block the union drive may not be resolved for months.
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Blue Bell’s decision to pull its products after a listeria outbreak marks one of the most sweeping U.S. food recalls by a single brand.
Teva Pharmaceutical has proposed to acquire rival Mylan for about $40 billion, a tie-up that would create the world’s biggest generic drug company by sales.
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Mylan NV sued Kirkland & Ellis LLP over the law firm’s role advising Teva Pharmaceutical, which is in a bitter takeover battle with the drug maker.
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AbbVie Inc. on Friday said it is again extending its exchange offer to buy cancer biotech Pharmacyclics Inc. in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $21 billion.
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Costco has accused Johnson & Johnson’s Vision Care unit of causing the retailer’s customers to pay higher prices for the eye company’s contact lenses.
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An Express Scripts unit has agreed to pay $60 million to resolve allegations by U.S. authorities that it participated in a kickback scheme with Novartis that caused federal health care programs to pay for a medicine based on false claims, according to court documents.
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Feather pillow or synthetic? A single pillow or more? One sleep expert explains how to pick the right pillow for you.
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A home-diagnostics movement is accelerating as software cuts costs.
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Many U.S. hospitals are working to improve on how ready they are to treat a child in an emergency.
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New research indicates that even moderate drinking by adolescents on a regular basis can cause potentially lasting changes to the part of the brain that affects memory.
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The deaths of oil-field workers had haunting similarities. Natural causes were blamed at first, but now the possible role of hydrocarbon chemicals is being investigated.
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Researchers successfully tested the brain-healthy MIND diet, which appears to reduce the risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease more effectively than either Mediterranean or DASH diets.
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Several scientific studies suggest lotions made from the flowering comfrey plant are effective for back pain, ankle sprains and knee osteoarthritis.
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Electronic cigarette use tripled and hookah use doubled among U.S. teenagers in 2014 even as fewer of them light up traditional cigarettes, according to a government survey.
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The EEOC released a preliminary rule to help companies design their employee-wellness programs. The agency will accept public comments until June 19, and then issue a final regulation.
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The FDA wants granola bar maker Kind LLC to remove the word ‘healthy’ from labels on four of its products because of saturated-fat content that exceeds regulatory standards.
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Marc Gasol, the Memphis Grizzlies star center, lost 20 pounds with a new diet, which he describes as semi-vegetarian, or flexitarian. But weight loss wasn’t the goal, Mr. Gasol says.
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Avoiding foods that contain nickel significantly decreased body fat and body-mass index in overweight women allergic to the metal, especially those in early menopause, according to a study.
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New apps enable people with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, asthma and other conditions to participate in clinical research.
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Hospitals’ ‘enhanced recovery’ practices relying on clear liquids and pain medication before surgery, less IV fluid during and fewer narcotics afterward help get patients back on their feet faster with fewer complications and lower health-care costs.
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Drivers stopped more often if pedestrians looked directly into their eyes as the car approached the crosswalk, a study in France found.
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Daily saffron supplements were more effective at preventing muscle weakness and pain after a bout of strenuous exercise than anti-inflammatory drugs.
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People who suffer from white-coat hypertension—the term for blood pressure that only goes up at the doctor’s office—may be at increased risk of health problems associated with true hypertension.
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Pepsi-Cola supplanted Diet Coke as the No. 2 soda brand in the U.S. by volume in 2014 as Americans continued to flee diet soft drinks, according to industry data published Thursday.
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Health clubs emulate the hard-core fitness program, whose adherents often deride health clubs.
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From heart disease to sleep problems, medical researchers increasingly are finding just how toxic anger can be.
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As more states move to legalize cannabidiol, early research shows the substance failed to help some patients and even worsened others.
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Patients might notice a difference when switching from a brand-name drug to a generic. One expert explains what to look for.
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Evidence that HIV and hepatitis C are spreading among intravenous drug users is prompting more state and local officials to consider setting up needle exchanges—including some who had been resistant.
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Older adults are abusing drugs, getting arrested for drug offenses and dying from drug overdoses at increasingly higher rates.
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Using nanotechnology, researchers have developed a low-cost filter that cleans the air of pollution from tiny particles.
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Research finds endurance athletes often need to drink less than they do during competition—sometimes much less.
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As many parents resist having their children vaccinated, pediatricians practice the science and art of persuasion.
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