Category: General Health

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Merck KGaA will seek development partners for experimental treatments including tepotinib as the German company looks to licensing deals to help fund clinical trials, according to its head of drug R&D.

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(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Thursday declared unconstitutional an Indiana law signed by then-Governor Mike Pence that banned women from having abortions because of the gender, race or disability, including Down’s syndrome, of their fetuses.

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Fair compensation for negligence must be balanced against society’s ability to pay Related items from OnMedica Where will indemnity rises stop? NHS clinical negligence claims up by 14% Curb rising costs of clinical negligence claims, government urged BMA responds to rapid review into gross negligence manslaughter Government moves to cap rising clinical negligence costs

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Paid ads for quit-smoking support might be more effective than advice in clinical setting Related items from OnMedica Smoking cessation services face cuts Smoking cessation Support for smokers trying to quit falls sharply Most CCGs missing smoking target for pregnant women Midwives and doctors need more training on tackling smoking in pregnancy

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Should there be an outright ban or restricted use of valproate in women who could get pregnant? Related items from OnMedica Antidepressants in pregnancy linked to heightened risk of birth defects Epilepsy drug linked to 4,000 birth defects in France Prenatal exposure to valproate raises risk of autism Hunt announces Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review Include pregnant women in studies, urge researchers

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Much more must be done on improving access to avoid potentially fatal consequences Related items from OnMedica Postnatal depression NHS funding boost to support new mothers’ mental health All women must have access to perinatal mental health service Large shortfall in mental health care for new mothers, UK survey reveals Maternity care findings ‘serious cause for concern’

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Associations are small and may be of questionable clinical importance for most individuals, study suggests Related items from OnMedica Cannabis use increases hospital admissions for psychotic patients Cannabis-related hospital admissions reach 10-year high in Scotland Teen cannabis use linked to substance misuse in adulthood Cannabis derivative interferes with antiepileptic drugs Cannabis compound may help curb frequency of epileptic seizures

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(Reuters Health) – Following practices recommended for “optimal” heart health may also reduce the risk of developing a serious heart-rhythm disorder, researchers say.

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(Reuters) – An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday unanimously voted in favor of approving the first cannabis-derived medicine in the country, a childhood epilepsy treatment developed by GW Pharma.

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PARIS/CHICAGO (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday Sanofi’s vaccine against dengue should only be used after testing on individuals to assess whether they have ever been exposed to the infection.

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