 | | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Drugmakers are racing to scoop up patient health records and strike deals with technology companies as big data analytics start to unlock a trove of information about how medicines perform in the real world. | | | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called for a federal lawsuit against opioid companies and stiffer penalties for drug dealers, arguing that the government must take a strong approach to combat an opioid addiction epidemic. | | | | | | (Reuters Health) - Older men may face a premature death if they spend most of the day sitting around, but it doesn't require a huge amount of exercise to increase their chances of living longer, a study in the UK suggests. | | | | | | (Reuters Health) - Young patients and their parents may often disagree on what the child's experience in the hospital was really like, according to a study in the UK that found differing perceptions on issues such as safety, decision-making and privacy. | | | | | | (Reuters Health) - The proportion of time patients with HIV spend depressed is directly related to their likelihood of missing doctor appointments, how well their infection is suppressed and their risk of death from any cause, according to a multi-site U. S. study. | | | | | | (Reuters) - One of the most severe flu seasons in the United States this past decade is proving to be a shot in the arm for U.S. hospital operators that have struggled with tepid patient admissions in recent quarters. | | | | | | (Reuters Health) - Women who have one or both breasts removed to treat cancer may have unrealistic expectations about how they'll feel after that surgery and after breast reconstruction, if they choose that option, a U.S. study suggests. | | | | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Life expectancy for people in England and Wales aged 65 at the beginning of 2018 has shortened by two months compared with a year earlier, research showed on Thursday. | | | | | | (Reuters) - Sorrento Therapeutics Inc said on Wednesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved ZTlido, its non-opioid painkiller patch for nerve pain related to shingles, which it plans to launch later this year. | | | | | | (Reuters Health) - Gunshot-related deaths and injuries temporarily show a dramatic decline when the National Rifle Association is holding its annual convention, according to a new analysis online February 28 in The New England Journal of Medicine. | | | | | |
