Trump administration vastly expands global anti-abortion policy | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Monday it was vastly expanding the scope of a policy blocking U.S. assistance to foreign groups that perform or provide information about abortions, a move critics say will hinder women's access to critical care. |
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New York county sues Purdue, J&J over opioid marketing | | (Reuters) - A county in New York state has sued Purdue Pharma LP, Johnson & Johnson and other drugmakers, accusing them of engaging in fraudulent marketing that played down the risks of prescription opioid painkillers, leading to a drug epidemic. |
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Cholera death toll in Yemen reaches at least 180: Red Cross | | ADEN/DUBAI (Reuters) - Cholera has killed at least 180 people in Yemen in recent weeks, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Monday, a day after authorities declared a state of emergency in the capital Sanaa and called for international help. |
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Does the weather influence women's risk for pregnancy diabetes? | | (Reuters Health) - Yet another reason to worry about global warming may be an increase in the number of women who develop diabetes during pregnancy, suggests a new study that found seasonal higher temperatures are tied to an increased risk for what's known as gestational diabetes. |
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How AstraZeneca cancer drug forecasts are set to rise | | LONDON (Reuters) - Sales forecasts for AstraZeneca's all-important new cancer immunotherapy drug Imfinzi are set to rise after the drugmaker received an unexpectedly early boost for the medicine in lung cancer last week. [nL8N1IE19S] |
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