Tag: medical
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Thais probe babies with microcephaly for Zika link
Thai doctors are running tests to see whether Zika was the cause of microcephaly in two babies whose mothers are infected with the mosquito-borne virus, a health official said Wednesday. If the remaining pair are found to be linked, they could be the first case of Zika-related microcephaly in Southeast Asia, according to the World…
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Clinton, Trump move to show medical fitness for White House
By Amanda Becker WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Wednesday moved to show their medical fitness for the White House as Clinton released a letter from her doctor declaring her fit for the presidency and Trump taped a TV-segment about his well-being. Clinton, 68, is healthy and…
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Hillary Clinton’s health re-emerges as issue in ’16 campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton's stumbles as she left Sunday's 9/11 memorial ceremony in New York put her health at the forefront of a presidential campaign in which the two major party nominees are among the oldest ever and have disclosed limited information about their medical history.
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U.S. Justice Department subpoenas Taro over generic drug pricing
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and two of its senior officers received grand jury subpoenas last week in connection with a federal antitrust investigation into generic drug pricing, the company disclosed. The company, which is headquartered in Israel, said late on Friday it received subpoenas on Thursday from the…
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University study finds flaws in criticism of St. Jude cyber security
University of Michigan researchers on Tuesday said their own experiments undermine recent allegations of security flaws in St. Jude Medical Inc's pacemakers and other implantable medical devices. Shares of St. Jude fell 5 percent on Thursday after short-selling firm Muddy Waters and its business partner, cyber security company MedSec Holdings Inc, alleged finding significant security…
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20 Democratic senators blast steep price hike for EpiPens
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a sign of growing concern in Congress, 20 Democratic senators are demanding answers about steep price hikes for the life-saving EpiPen injector device.
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Patients greeted by robot at Belgian hospital
By Judith Mischke OSTEND, Belgium (Reuters) – A Belgian hospital has just welcomed its newest staff member: Pepper, a humanoid robot that speaks 19 languages. Developed to improve social and health care by the Belgian company Zora Bots, Pepper joined the medical team as a receptionist at Ostend hospital AZ Damiaan. Pepper will introduce visitors…