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Obama says would support Trump moves to improve U.S. healthcare

President Barack Obama said on Thursday he would support any move by President-elect Donald Trump to improve healthcare for Amercicans. "Trump says that he can improve the health system. During the U.S. presidential campaign, Trump called

Surgeon general report: ‘Addiction is not a character flaw’

In what may be his last significant act as President Barack Obama's surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy released a report Thursday calling for a major cultural shift in the way Americans view drug and alcohol addiction.

Amgen, Novartis aim for big, crowded migraine market after new drug data

(Reuters) - Amgen Inc and Novartis said late on Wednesday that episodic migraine sufferers reported fewer debilitating headaches per month after using the companies' investigational drug erenumab, compared to trial participants who got a placebo. The

High blood pressure now major problem in developing world: study

The number of people across the globe suffering from high blood pressure has almost doubled over the past four decades, with the biggest rise in south Asia and Africa, researchers said Wednesday. "High blood pressure is

Huge study finds a billion people suffer from high blood pressure

By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - The number of people with high blood pressure has almost doubled in 40 years to over 1.1 billion worldwide, scientists said on Wednesday, with the burden of the condition shifting from

‘Marathon’ chronicles tough road back for Boston bombing victims

By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - Three and a half years after the Boston Marathon bombing, many of the people who lost limbs in the attack are still struggling to heal their physical and emotional wounds.

U.S. regulator has opened Audi investigation: Bild am Sonntag

A U.S. government regulator has started investigating Volkswagen's Audi brand over a reported discovery of a new cheat software device at the luxury carmaker, Bild am Sonntag reported, without citing the source of the information. The

New bird flu outbreaks reported in Germany and Switzerland

Germany and Switzerland reported new outbreaks of a severe strain of bird flu on Saturday in the latest in a series of cases across Europe. The H5N8 virus has also been found in Austria, Hungary, Poland, the

What Trump might really do with health care

President-elect Donald Trump has said he may keep some parts of his predecessor's signature health care overhaul. No final decisions have been made. Based on interviews with congressional Republicans, ...

Expert Views: What will be the impact of Trump presidency on immigration, refugees?

By Ellen Wulfhorst and Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The election of Republican Donald Trump to be the next U.S. president raises questions about the impact his administration could have upon immigrants in