BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian cancer treatment equipment maker IBA said on Thursday it had signed agreements to install three compact proton therapy centers in Britain.
Source: Reuters: Health News
The sperm of all 18-year-olds should be frozen on the NHS to reduce the risks associated with being an older father, a bioethicist argues.
Source: BBC News - Health
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Health Ministry reported on Thursday two more deaths in a Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, bringing the number of fatalities to 29.
Source: Reuters: Health News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc, the largest provider of dialysis services in the United States, has agreed to pay $450 million to resolve claims that it violated the False Claims Act, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday.
Source: Reuters: Health News
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A frontline hospital in Afghanistan already stretched by rising war casualties is facing another, invisible danger that is only beginning to come to light: highly contagious strains of drug-resistant bacteria which are making treatment harder.
Source: Reuters: Health News
LONDON, (Reuters) - The global HIV epidemic could see a resurgence in just five years without a drastic acceleration in efforts to prevent and treat the AIDS virus, the United Nations and disease experts said on Thursday.
Source: Reuters: Health News
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it would discuss the safety and effectiveness of Bayer AG's controversial contraceptive device, Essure, in a public panel meeting after receiving more than 5000 complaints, including those of deaths and pregnancies.
Source: Reuters: Health News
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 65,000 students in New York City's poorest-performing public schools will have their vision screened and, if needed, get a free pair of eyeglasses, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday.
Source: Reuters: Health News
CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea will put four villages under a 21-day quarantine as part of a robust strategy to stamp out a lingering Ebola epidemic after new cases of the disease were discovered there.
Source: Reuters: Health News
(Reuters Health) ? With new recommendations, a panel of experts aims to help athletes compete in hot environments.
Source: Reuters: Health News
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Vancouver city councillors voted on Wednesday in favor of new rules for licensing marijuana dispensaries, despite objections from the federal government, becoming the first Canadian city to regulate retailers selling the drug.
Source: Reuters: Health News
As labs and research start-ups grow, the federal government is scrutinizing their relationships with doctors, as well as their payment and billing practices.
Source: NYT > Health
A committee convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention opted to let doctors decide on the vaccine, which is new and relatively costly.
Source: NYT > Health
An ad campaign is changing the way French consumers view unattractive produce.
Source: NYT > Health
Researchers have found that living in unsafe neighborhoods is associated with shorter telomere length, a marker of aging cells.
Source: NYT > Health
Managers across England must "raise their game" to create happy, healthy workplaces, England's chief health advisers have warned.
Source: BBC News - Health
Source: CNN.com - Health
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