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"Conscience" clauses allow US corporate providers to refuse care

scientific article published on August 2004

A few health insurers monopolise US market

scientific article published on April 2006

A new direction for health?

scientific article published in November 2006

AIDS vaccine is a long way off.

scientific article published in May 2005

AMA and Planned Parenthood sue to halt new US restrictions on abortion

scientific article published on 08 March 2019

AMA develops measures of doctors' performance

scientific article published in March 2006

Abortion is over-regulated in US, study says

scientific article published on 19 March 2018

Abstinence education has no effect on US teenagers' sexual activity

scientific article published on April 2007

Abstinence only programmes do not change sexual behaviour, Texas study shows

scientific article published on February 2005

Activating stem cells may treat Alzheimer's

scientific article published on March 2005

Air pollution during warm weather increases risk of stroke

scholarly article by Janice Hopkins Tanne published 1 October 2003 in The BMJ

Alcohol, as well as sugary drinks, adds calories to the US diet, finds study ⬇️

scientific article published on November 21, 2012

All approved US embryonic stem cell lines may be contaminated

BMJ article

Alzheimer's researchers face trial for scientific fraud and defrauding US government ⬇️

scientific article published on May 22, 2012

American Medical Association approves stem cell research

scientific article published on June 2003

American Medical Association backs health reform despite challenges from some members ⬇️

scientific article published on June 27, 2011

American Medical Association fights pharmacists who won't dispense contraceptives

scientific article published in July 2005

American Psychiatric Association says no to industry funding for symposiums

scientific article published on 06 April 2009

Americans are less healthy than 10 years ago, shows national survey

scientific article published on 03 February 2010

Americans are living longer, but obesity and diabetes are rising ⬇️

scientific article published on February 18, 2011

Americans are told to reduce sodium and increase potassium intake

scientific article published on February 2004

Americans are told to wear cloth masks

scientific article published on 06 April 2020

Americans should lower salt intake but not too much, review says ⬇️

scientific article published on May 16, 2013

An eye opening technique

scientific article published on June 2006

Annual check-ups aren't needed, US study says.

scientific article

Anti-abortion doctor now heads US family planning service

scientific article published in December 2006

Approval of FDA commissioner held up by emergency contraception issue

scientific article published in June 2005

Approved drugs are to be studied for use in Alzheimer's disease

scientific article published on 19 September 2016

As Americans get fatter, the US Institute of Medicine takes action ⬇️

scientific article published on May 9, 2012

Aspirin reduced risk of cancer in large US study

scientific article (publication date: 21 April 2007)

AstraZeneca pays $520m fine for off label marketing

scientific article published on 29 April 2010

Avandia panel member may be investigated for possible conflicts of interest ⬇️

scientific article published on August 3, 2010

BMJ paper wins Ig Nobel award for speed bump diagnosis of appendicitis

scientific article published on 21 September 2015

BMJ papers on ear growth and didgeridoo for sleep apnea win Ig Nobel awards

scientific article published on 15 September 2017

Babies born at 37-38 weeks lag academically eight years later ⬇️

scientific article published on July 5, 2012

Bad publicity prompts US medical centers to take corrective action

scientific article published on 15 January 2020

Bayer to spend $20m to correct misleading advertising for oral contraceptive Yaz.

scientific article published on 17 February 2009

Benefits of implantable cardiac defibrillators in heart failure are confirmed

scientific article published on March 2004

Boys are entering puberty earlier, large study shows ⬇️

scientific article published on October 31, 2012

Breast cancer fell when women stopped hormone replacement, US study shows.

scientific article published in April 2007

Bristol-Myers Squibb to pay $0.5bn to settle US lawsuits

scientific article published on October 2007

Budget cutting US Republicans try to end funds for family planning and health reform

scientific article published on 21 February 2011

Bush administration announces plan to combat bird flu.

scientific article published on May 2006

Bush administration issues rule to protect health workers who object to medical procedures

scientific article

Bush administration promotes health savings accounts

scientific article published on April 2006

Bush administration should be investigated for torture of prisoners, says human rights group

scientific article published on 15 June 2010

Bush makes controversial appointment of new head of family planning office

scientific article published on October 2007

Bush proposes plan to expand health insurance coverage

scientific article published on February 2007

Bush tells federal agencies to gather and share data on health quality and cost

scientific article published in September 2006

Bush vetoes bill to expand stem cell research

scientific article published on July 2006

CDC recommends expensive vaccine for all girls aged 11-12

scientific article published on July 2006

CDC says 20% of US citizens visited an emergency department in 2007

scientific article published on 24 May 2010

Californians vote to keep the death penalty

scientific article published on 09 November 2012

Can stories of personal tragedy spark a healthcare revolution?

BMJ article

Cancer, heart, and diabetes societies join to publicise uninsured Americans

scientific article published on September 2007

Cervical cancer is still missed, despite the availability of screening

BMJ article

Children are often undertreated for pain

scientific article published in November 2003

Children should have electrocardiography before taking drugs for hyperactivity.

scientific article published in May 2008

Coca-Cola launches antiobesity advertisements ⬇️

scientific article published on January 23, 2013

Collaborations aim to develop new drugs for neglected tropical diseases

scientific article published on 29 June 2009

Colon cancer screening should begin at 45, says US task force

scientific article published on 29 October 2020

Companies increasingly challenge health act's contraception provisions ⬇️

scientific article published on January 14, 2013

Conflicts of interest pervade US treatment guidelines, reports say

scientific article published in the British Medical Journal

Congress asks for investigation of FDA resources and staffing

scientific article published in March 2008

Congressional hearings highlight mistakes in case of tuberculosis patient

scientific article

Coronary artery disease in US may no longer be declining

scholarly article by Janice Hopkins Tanne published 1 February 2008 in The BMJ

Coronavirus pandemic stirs fight over abortion rights in US

scientific article published on 30 April 2020

Cost must be considered in setting essential health benefits under US health reform act ⬇️

scientific article published on October 10, 2011

Cost of many common treatments varies widely across Europe.

scientific article published in January 2008

Counter-terrorism laws are used against doctors, report says

scientific article published on 22 June 2018

Court allows US human embryonic stem cell research to continue, for now ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 October 2010

Court awards claimant 13.5m dollars in rofecoxib lawsuit

scientific article published on April 2006

Court gives go ahead for 20 states to challenge US health reform ⬇️

scientific article published on October 18, 2010

Court upholds strict law on abortion in Arizona ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 August 2012

Covid 19: NEJM and former CDC director launch stinging attacks on US response

scientific article published on 08 October 2020

Covid 19: Patients have many more complications than flu patients, finds US study

scientific article published on 22 October 2020

Covid 19: Science must come first with vaccine, says former CDC chief

scientific article published on 16 September 2020

Covid-19 cases increase steeply in US south and west

scientific article published on 29 June 2020

Covid-19: At least two thirds of 225 000 excess deaths in US were due to virus

scientific article published on 12 October 2020

Covid-19: CDC publishes then withdraws information on aerosol transmission

scientific article published on 24 September 2020

Covid-19: CDC says vaccine is coming before November US election

scientific article published on 04 September 2020

Covid-19: Cases still rising in at least 23 US states as health officials warn against gatherings

scientific article published on 15 June 2020

Covid-19: Doctors in France report case of baby infected in utero

scientific article published on 15 July 2020

Covid-19: FDA approves use of convalescent plasma to treat critically ill patients

scientific article published on 26 March 2020

Covid-19: FDA panel votes to approve Pfizer BioNTech vaccine

scientific article published on 11 December 2020

Covid-19: Fauci awarded for "unprecedented public service" while Trump fires more insults

scientific article published on 20 October 2020

Covid-19: Major US medical organisations urge people to wear masks

scientific article published on 07 July 2020

Covid-19: Mental health and economic problems are worse in US than in other rich nations

scientific article published on 06 August 2020

Covid-19: New York City deaths pass 1000 as Trump tells Americans to distance for 30 days

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Covid-19: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is rolled out in US

scientific article published on 14 December 2020

Covid-19: Trump cancels all flights from Europe, apart from the UK

scientific article published on 12 March 2020

Covid-19: Trump extends physical distancing to 30 April, as cases climb in New York

scientific article published on 30 March 2020

Covid-19: Trump is criticised for again promoting unorthodox medical information

scientific article published on 30 July 2020

Covid-19: Trump proposes tax cuts and improved health insurance, but millions are not covered

scientific article published on 11 March 2020

Covid-19: Trump returns to White House amid confusion over his illness and treatment

scientific article published on 06 October 2020

Covid-19: Trump says risk to Americans is "very low"

scientific article published on 27 February 2020

Covid-19: Trump shifts tone by endorsing masks and admitting US situation will worsen

scientific article published on 24 July 2020

Covid-19: US cases are greatly underestimated, seroprevalence studies suggest

scientific article published on 24 July 2020

Covid-19: US cases soar as Fauci warns of tough times ahead

scientific article published on 02 November 2020

Covid-19: US cases soar as Trump pushes for schools to open

scientific article published on 10 July 2020

Covid-19: US faces "surge upon a surge"

scientific article published on 01 December 2020

Covid-19: US governors call for government help to secure more tests

scientific article published on 21 April 2020

Covid-19: US needs a national plan to fight rising infections, experts say

scientific article published on 03 August 2020

Covid-19: US sees record rise in cases

scientific article published on 03 July 2020

Covid-19: US should end Gilead's monopoly on producing remdesivir, report says

scientific article published on 10 September 2020

Covid-19: US will not join WHO in developing vaccine

scientific article published on 02 September 2020

Covid-19: Virus is out of control, White House admits

scientific article published on 27 October 2020

Covid-19: Women's health campaigners sue FDA over access to medical abortion pills

scientific article published on 01 June 2020

Covid-19: cases grow in US as Trump pushes promise of a malaria drug

scientific article published on 20 March 2020

Covid-19: how doctors and healthcare systems are tackling coronavirus worldwide

scientific article published on 18 March 2020

Crucial part of US health reform act is unconstitutional, says appeal court ⬇️

scientific article published on August 15, 2011

Deaths from prescription opioids soar in New York ⬇️

scientific article published on February 11, 2013

Decline in US abortion rate has stalled, report says

scientific article published on 17 January 2011

Decline in smoking accounts for 40% of fall in US male cancer mortality

BMJ article

Democrats push for stem cell research in US.

scientific article

Democrats vow to strengthen Medicare and Medicaid and preserve women's health rights ⬇️

scientific article published on September 10, 2012

Depression affects elderly people's lives more than physical illnesses

BMJ article

Details of federally funded studies should be available on web, US commission says ⬇️

scientific article published on December 20, 2011

Diabetes study shows nothing new, says journal editor.

scientific article published in August 2007

Diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer are on cusp of major change, conference hears

scientific article published on 17 May 2010

Direct to consumer medical tests are offered in United States

scientific article published on July 2006

Doctor-rating websites base their reports on only a few patient reviews ⬇️

scientific article published on January 15, 2013

Doctors and human rights groups challenge Arizona abortion law in court

scientific article published on July 30, 2012

Doctors must warn women who seek abortion in South Dakota

scientific article published in the British Medical Journal

Doctors who write guidelines often have ties to the drug industry

Don't vape, CDC says, as US lung disease epidemic grows

scientific article published on 09 September 2019

Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, and other leaders win Ig Nobel awards for teaching people about life and death

scientific article published on 18 September 2020

Downward trend in dementia linked to better education and personal wealth, US study says.

scientific article published in March 2008

Drugs to treat rheumatoid arthritis may have cardiovascular benefits

scientific article published in March 2008

Electronic prescribing could save at least 29bn dollars

scientific article published in May 2004

Emergency contraception is under attack by US pharmacists

scientific article published in April 2005

Ending US health inequalities needs multiple approaches, panel says

scientific article published on 18 June 2020

Endocrinologists say 57 million Americans should be treated for prediabetes

scientific article published on 25 July 2008

Equality in the 1990s would have saved 900 000 black Americans

scientific article published in January 2005

European and US agencies will cooperate to ensure ethical conduct of trials

scientific article published in the British Medical Journal

European guidelines on hypertension more flexible than those in United States

scientific article published in May 2004

Even insured Americans are paying more for health care, studies show

scientific article published on 20 May 2009

Expert on AIDS says epidemic can now be reversed

scientific article published on September 2005

Experts protest Trump's withdrawal from WHO

scientific article published on 10 July 2020

FDA adds "black box" warning label to fluoroquinolone antibiotics

scientific article published on 15 July 2008

FDA again reviews antidepressants

scientific article published on August 2004

FDA agrees to ease restrictions on emergency contraceptive

scientific article published on 28 April 2009

FDA allows drug firms to distribute journal articles about unapproved uses

scientific article published on 19 January 2009

FDA appointment is stalled as revelations emerge over Plan B.

scientific article published on August 2006

FDA approves implantable chip to access medical records

scientific article published on November 2004

FDA approves prostate cancer "vaccine"

scientific article published on 04 May 2010

FDA approves silicone breast implants 14 years after their withdrawal

scientific article published in December 2006

FDA approves use of cloned animals for food

scientific article published on January 2008

FDA bans most flavoured e-cigarettes as lung injury epidemic slows

scientific article published on 03 January 2020

FDA breached integrity over investigation of contaminated heparin

scientific article published on 16 November 2010

FDA calls for warnings on anaemia drugs amid reports of incentives to doctors

scientific article published on May 2007

FDA cancels approval for bevacizumab in advanced breast cancer ⬇️

scientific article published on November 25, 2011

FDA chief wants other rich countries to share drug development costs ⬇️

scientific article published on October 11, 2003

FDA committee recommends restricting use of anti-anaemia drug in cancer

scientific article published in March 2008

FDA committees say keep rosiglitazone available but increase warnings

scientific article published on August 2007

FDA ducks decision on emergency contraceptive

scientific article published on September 2005

FDA enlists doctors to help spot misleading drug advertisements

scientific article published on 14 May 2010

FDA finally approves Plan B--but with restrictions

scientific article published in September 2006

FDA gets new powers to regulate food safety ⬇️

scientific article published on December 29, 2010

FDA imposes tougher rules on imported foods

scientific article published on September 2003

FDA is failing to inspect drug and device makers, government reports say.

scientific article published in February 2008

FDA is failing to oversee human clinical trials, report says

scientific article published on October 2007

FDA is told to ease restrictions on morning after pill

scientific article published on 27 March 2009

FDA limits research of former AHA president for submitting false information

scientific article published on December 2002

FDA may allow drug and device companies to promote "off-label" uses

scientific article published on December 2007

FDA may fine clinical trial sponsors that don't report data

scientific article published on 24 August 2020

FDA moves towards becoming a global public health agency ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 May 2012

FDA needs more funding, NEJM says, amid questions about antidiabetes drug

scientific article published on August 2007

FDA panel advice may require trials to prove safety of ECT ⬇️

scientific article published on January 31, 2011

FDA places "black box" warning on antidiabetes drugs

scientific article

FDA proposes higher fees for drug approvals to cover postmarketing surveillance

scientific article published on January 2007

FDA puts restrictions on an institutional review board after secret investigation

scientific article published on 20 April 2009

FDA rejected contraception for political reasons

scientific article published in March 2006

FDA rejects over the counter status for emergency contraceptive

scientific article published in May 2004

FDA says that bisphenol A in food is safe, despite controversy

scientific article published on 26 August 2008

FDA seeks global partners to improve safety of imported food, medicines, and devices ⬇️

scientific article published on June 29, 2011

FDA to clarify rules on advisory committee members

scientific article published on August 2006

FDA warns about metal-on-metal hip replacements

scientific article published on 21 January 2013

FDA warns against commercial prenatal ultrasound videos

scientific article published in April 2004

FDA will increase postmarketing surveillance of drugs

scientific article published on November 2004

FDA works with US health insurers to identify drug problems

scientific article published in April 2008

FDA's science board says the plastics chemical bisphenol A gives reason for concern

scientific article published on 06 November 2008

Fall in breast density is linked with lower risk of breast cancer, studies say

scientific article published on 27 April 2010

Few US medical schools and medical centres are disclosing industry ties

scientific article published on 23 February 2010

Figures show more Americans do not have insurance

scientific article published on September 2004

Financial ties common between US medical schools and drug companies.

scientific article published in October 2007

Florida judge says entire health reform act is unconstitutional ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 February 2011

Former FDA commissioner is fined 90,000 dollars for failing to disclose conflicts of interest

scientific article published on March 2007

Former FDA commissioner pleads guilty to two charges

scientific article published in October 2006

Former US surgeon general reveals extent of political pressure he was under

scientific article published on July 2007

Four US drug companies pay $124m for defrauding Medicaid

scientific article published on 29 October 2009

Four deaths and 350 adverse events lead to US recall of heparin

scientific article published in February 2008

Future of US children's health insurance still uncertain

scientific article published on October 2007

GSK is accused of trying to suppress editorial on rosiglitazone

scientific article published on 19 May 2010

GSK is sued in US over alleged link of paroxetine to birth defects

scientific article published on 12 October 2009

GSK lawyer accused of off-label promotion has case dismissed ⬇️

scientific article published on May 16, 2011

Girls do not see HPV vaccine as green light for sex, study says ⬇️

scientific article published on October 23, 2012

GlaxoSmithKline denies it has settled thousands of lawsuits over rosiglitazone (Avandia).

scientific article published on 7 June 2010

GlaxoSmithKline told to pay family $2.5m after jury finds paroxetine caused son's heart defects

scientific article published on 15 October 2009

Google launches free electronic health records service for patients

scientific article published in May 2008

Government gets tough on healthcare fraud, collects $4.2bn ⬇️

scientific article published on February 21, 2013

Government ruling would protect US healthcare workers who object to abortion

scientific article published on 02 September 2008

Group asks US National Institutes of Health to reveal industry ties

scientific article published on January 2007

Gruesome by design ⬇️

scientific article published on November 15, 2010

Guatemala study researchers tried to keep information secret, new report shows ⬇️

scientific article published on September 19, 2011

Gun violence: US doctors' groups call for action

scientific article published on 09 August 2019

HIV prevalence in US capital is at epidemic level

scientific article published on 23 March 2009

HO: are we in deep water? ⬇️

Healthcare reform forms a big part of Obama's budget

scientific article published on 03 March 2009

Healthy lifestyle leads to better survival in colorectal cancer, study finds

scientific article published on 13 April 2018

High quality, low cost healthcare can be provided in US, experts say ⬇️

scientific article published on February 16, 2012

High salaries and drug costs push US health spending above 10 comparable nations

scientific article published on 19 March 2018

Home test shows sex of fetus at five weeks of pregnancy

scientific article published in July 2005

Hormone treatment plus radiation delays growth of prostate cancer

scientific article published on January 2008

Hospitals that follow heart attack guidelines save lives

scientific article published in March 2004

How collaboration is providing new drugs for neglected diseases ⬇️

scientific article published on 05 April 2012

How patients rate doctors

scientific article published on 30 September 2008

Illegal products containing THC are blamed for vaping lung disease in Utah

scientific article published on 25 October 2019

Illinois assembly votes to abolish death penalty, but governor hesitates ⬇️

scientific article published on January 17, 2011

Illinois governor finally signs bill outlawing death penalty ⬇️

scientific article published on March 11, 2011

Implementing health care reform in US may still be difficult despite Obama win ⬇️

scientific article published on 08 November 2012

Income and job satisfaction fall among US doctors ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 May 2012

Infectious disease expert is indicted on 69 charges ⬇️

scientific article published on September 27, 2003

Infectious diseases expert convicted over missing plague bacteria

scientific article published on December 2003

Infectious diseases expert sentenced to prison and fined

scientific article published in March 2004

Insurance industry mustn't blame price rises on reforms, says US government ⬇️

scientific article published on September 14, 2010

International group reiterates stance against human organ trafficking ⬇️

scientific article published on September 2002

Investigators will review conflicts of interest at NIH

scientific article published on April 2007

Irish study shows women stop taking tamoxifen too early.

scientific article published in February 2007

Is Wisconsin or Hawaii the healthiest US state?

scientific article published on June 2007

JAMA should change its policy on investigating competing interests, AMA says

scientific article published on 21 July 2009

JAMA's editor stresses authors' need to disclose financial ties

scientific article published on August 2006

James Smith

BMJ article

Janusz Bardach

scientific article

Johnson & Johnson pays $181m for misleading marketing of risperidone ⬇️

scientific article published on September 3, 2012

Journal criticises Vioxx study for omitting three heart attacks

Justice department fails to mention emergency contraception after rape

scientific article published on January 2005

Kansas doctor who performed late term abortions is acquitted

scientific article published on 30 March 2009

Key part of US health reform is unconstitutional, Virginia court rules ⬇️

scientific article published on December 14, 2010

Lawyers gain access to Guantanamo medical records

scientific article published on November 2005

Lawyers will appeal ruling that cleared Guantanamo doctor of ethics violations

scientific article published on July 2005

List of "wanted" US healthcare thieves is posted on the web ⬇️

scientific article published on 07 February 2011

Living on cruise ships is cost effective for elderly people

BMJ article

Local governments in US buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada

scientific article published on November 2003

Low dose CT screening for lung cancer could save 12 000 US lives a year, researchers claim ⬇️

scientific article published on February 26, 2013

Lower circumcision rates mean higher health costs, US study says ⬇️

scientific article published on August 28, 2012

Major US consumer group asks FDA to ban drug for diabetes

scientific article

Massachusetts plans to cut healthcare costs ⬇️

scientific article published on 06 August 2012

Maternal obesity and diabetes are linked to children's autism and similar disorders ⬇️

scientific article published on April 17, 2012

Measles cases and deaths are increasing worldwide, warn health agencies

scientific article published on 16 November 2020

Measles outbreak in Texas may be drawing to a close

scientific article published in the British Medical Journal

Measles: two US outbreaks are blamed on low vaccination rates

scientific article published in the British Medical Journal

Medical students still suffer mistreatment by faculty, resident doctors, and nurses, US report says ⬇️

scientific article published on October 19, 2012

Medicare proposes to expand payments to encourage trials of effectiveness

scientific article published on May 2007

Merck appeals rofecoxib verdict

scientific article published on March 2007

Merck faces ongoing claims after Texan ruling on rofecoxib

scientific article published on September 2005

Merck pays $1bn penalty in relation to promotion of rofecoxib ⬇️

scientific article published on November 28, 2011

Merck used ghostwriters and selective data in Vioxx publications, JAMA says

scientific article published on 16 April 2008

Meta-analysis says low LDL cholesterol may be associated with greater risk of cancer

scientific article published on July 2007

Methamphetamine epidemic hits middle America

scientific article

Michelle Obama launches programme to combat US childhood obesity

scientific article published on 15 February 2010

Mississippi voters decide fertilised eggs are not people ⬇️

scientific article published on November 9, 2011

More Americans find healthcare unattainable, shows study ⬇️

scientific article published on May 14, 2012

More US citizens lack health insurance

scientific article published in September 2006

More US doctors are refusing to accept government insured patients

scientific article published on 29 June 2010

More than 26,000 Americans die each year because of lack of health insurance

scientific article published in April 2008

More uninsured Americans, less poverty, and more maternal deaths

scientific article published on September 2007

Most Americans and Canadians get enough calcium and vitamin D, report says

scientific article published on 03 December 2010

Most US emergency departments poorly prepared to treat children

scientific article published in December 2007

Most US surgeons in training get needlestick injuries, few report them.

scientific article published in July 2007

Most patients at risk of stroke fail to get adequate anticoagulation

scientific article published on 04 September 2008

Muslim chaplain speaks out over Guantanamo hunger strike

scientific article published on October 2005

NEJM editor gives pretrial evidence in Vioxx case

scientific article published in February 2006

NEJM stands by its criticism of Vioxx study

scientific article published in March 2006

NIH needs to raise oversight of conflicts of interest among researchers, report says

scientific article published in February 2008

National Institutes of Health criticised for not preventing conflicts of interest

scientific article published in July 2004

Nearly 40 million people worldwide are infected with HIV.

scientific article published on June 2006

Nearly a third of US doctors won't see new patients with Medicaid insurance ⬇️

scientific article published on August 14, 2012

Nearly half of US births were covered by Medicaid in 2010

scientific article published on 10 September 2013

Nebraska prohibits abortion after 20 weeks because of fetal pain

scientific article published on 16 April 2010

Neurologists win Ig Nobel prize for discovering that scratching the other side relieves itching

scientific article published on 23 September 2016

Neurosurgery is highest paid specialty in the US, survey shows

scientific article published on 16 December 2019

New England journal endorses institute’s proposals for FDA

BMJ article

New US "abortion non-discrimination act" faces legal challenges

scientific article published on January 2005

New York City mayor declares measles public health emergency

scientific article published on 10 April 2019

New York State moves to protect women's abortion rights

scientific article published on 31 January 2019

New York University medical school gives students free tuition

scientific article published on 20 August 2018

New York attorney general investigates energy drink makers ⬇️

scientific article published on September 11, 2012

New York bans smoking almost everywhere ⬇️

scientific article published on 02 March 2011

New York is centre of US epidemic as Trump pitches in to help

scientific article published on 23 March 2020

New York plans to restrict trans fats in restaurants

scientific article published in October 2006

New Yorkers are told to take to the stairs.

scientific article published in May 2008

New head of US Medicare defends health reforms in brief Senate hearing ⬇️

scientific article published on November 18, 2010

New recommendations on mammography and cervical cancer screening disrupt US health reform debate

scientific article published on 23 November 2009

New rules are proposed for benefits that must be covered under health reform ⬇️

scientific article published on November 27, 2012

New rules drive off NIH researchers

scientific article published on April 2005

New technique improves safety of islet cell transplantation

scientific article published in December 2005

New tick seen in nine US states is an emerging disease threat, warns CDC

scientific article published on 06 December 2018

Nicotine content in smoke from US cigarettes has increased

scientific article published in September 2006

No progress in reducing childhood obesity despite increased awareness, report says

scientific article published in September 2006

North America has new outbreaks of antibiotic associated C difficile

North Dakota passes restrictive abortion laws that may reach the Supreme Court ⬇️

scientific article published on April 4, 2013

Number of HIV infections is still rising despite prevention and treatment efforts, UN says

scientific article published on June 2007

Number of uninsured middle class US citizens grows

scientific article published on May 2006

Nutritional aspects of cannibalism and other pieces of odd research win Ig Nobel prizes

scientific article published on 14 September 2018

Obama administration wins first appeal court ruling on health reform ⬇️

scientific article published on 04 July 2011

Obama and Romney disagree on contraception in second presidential debate ⬇️

scientific article published on October 22, 2012

Obama and Romney disagree over future of healthcare funding ⬇️

scientific article published on October 5, 2012

Obama asks AMA to support his healthcare reform package

scientific article published on 22 June 2009

Obama drops funding from bill, alarming family planning groups

scientific article published on 02 February 2009

Obama reverses US federal funding restrictions on stem cell research

scientific article published on 11 March 2009

Obama signs health bill to insure four million more children

scientific article published on 06 February 2009

Obama tries to defuse anger over healthcare reforms

scientific article published on 18 August 2009

Obama's budget changes sex education funding from abstinence-only to comprehensive education

scientific article published on 20 May 2009

Obama's stimulus package includes funds for public health, nutrition, and effectiveness research

scientific article published on 23 February 2009

Oestrogen only arm of women's health initiative trial is stopped

scientific article published in March 2004

Old smallpox vaccination may still protect

article by Janice Hopkins Tanne published 1 September 2002 in The BMJ

Older US women are less likely than men to get kidney transplants

scientific article published on 14 January 2009

One third of US women travel more than 25 miles for an abortion ⬇️

scientific article published on August 6, 2013

Painkillers before knee surgery improve outcomes

BMJ article

Parents of US boy who survived tetanus after nearly $1m of care refuse vaccine

scientific article published on 13 March 2019

Patient with tuberculosis who flew internationally has surgery and is sued by passengers

scientific article published in July 2007

Patients aren't accurate at detecting medical errors

scientific article published on May 2007

Pfizer ends advertisements featuring inventor of artificial heart

scientific article published in March 2008

Pfizer ordered to pay $103m over hormone drugs and breast cancer

scientific article published on 27 November 2009

Pfizer stops clinical trials of heart drug

scientific article published in December 2006

Pfizer stops funding medical education provided by profit making companies

scientific article published on 8 July 2008

Philadelphia abortion doctor is convicted of murder ⬇️

scientific article published on May 15, 2013

Philadelphia doctor who ran "baby charnel house" is charged with murder ⬇️

scientific article published on January 25, 2011

Planned Parenthood president forced out as organisation faces US government funding cuts

scientific article published on 19 July 2019

Planned Parenthood rejects restrictive US government funding and "gag rule"

scientific article published on 20 August 2019

Poor economy means more Americans have trouble paying medical bills

scientific article published on 26 August 2008

Premature death rate in US is almost double that in France, study shows

scientific article published on 03 October 2011

President Obama apologises to Guatemala over 1940s syphilis study ⬇️

scientific article published on 04 October 2010

President's commission considers how to protect human rights after Guatemala experiment ⬇️

scientific article published on May 23, 2011

Preterm and low weight births rise again in the US.

scientific article published on 7 July 2017

Problems with contraception play big part in unplanned pregnancies, study says

Proposed Ohio bill asks doctors to re-implant ectopic pregnancies or face "abortion murder" charges

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Protests follow US Congress's passing of health reform bill

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Psychiatric drugs can be used with caution in pregnancy, say experts ⬇️

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Questions over human papillomavirus vaccine in the US and Australia

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Raising price of alcohol in one Canadian province led to fall in drinking, finds study ⬇️

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Relatively high infant mortality in US is due to number of preterm births, report says

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Reports show improvements in the health of US older people and children

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Republicans act to repeal health reform as they take control of House of Representatives ⬇️

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Republicans call for changes in US healthcare and gun laws ⬇️

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Republicans win vote in House of Representatives to repeal health reform bill ⬇️

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Requiring doctors to take part in continuing medical education doesn't improve heart attack care

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Researchers funded by NIH are failing to make data available

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Resignation of US judge puts reproductive rights at risk

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Resistance of enterobacteria to carbapenem antibiotics is a global crisis

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Rise in US measles cases is blamed on unimmunized travelers

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Roche considers licensing companies to make oseltamivir

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Romney lays down pro-life credentials with vow to ban most abortions

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Romney's running mate backtracks on plans to slash health insurance cover for older people ⬇️

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Royalty payments to staff researchers cause new NIH troubles

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Scientists and doctors ask Obama to investigate "wrongdoing" at the FDA.

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Scientists await decision in US legal fight over funding of stem cell research ⬇️

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Scott Gottlieb resigns as head of FDA

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Second US appeal court rules in favour of US health reform

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Seeing Jesus in a piece of toast and other scientific discoveries win Ig Nobel awards

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Senators block Bush nominee to head FDA.

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Sequester cuts will hit medical care and research

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Serono pays $44m to settle promotion of multiple sclerosis drug ⬇️

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Several US states resist expansion of healthcare coverage to poor people ⬇️

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Sexual harassment of US women in science is widespread and is worst in medicine, report says

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Sexually transmitted diseases reach record highs in US

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Slugging it out over health care, stem cells, and abortion

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Some progress and some missed targets in the TB epidemic

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South Dakota abortion ban encourages other states

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Spending more on trauma care doesn't improve survival, study finds ⬇️

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State of Virginia launches legal challenge to US health reforms.

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Stem cell bill may be stalled in US Senate

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Study indicates diabetes drug linked to cardiovascular death

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Teenage smoking is an "epidemic," says US surgeon general ⬇️

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Teenagers catch malaria from local mosquitoes near Washington, DC

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Teenagers need sex education, not just abstinence advice

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Texas governor is criticised for decision to vaccinate all girls against HPV.

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The Body at Risk: Photography of Disorder, Illness, and Healing

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Thousands march in support of science.

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Tobacco company fights order to turn over mystery memorandum

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Training surgeons with clickers and warm scrotum studies win Ig Nobel awards

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Trial shows vaccine halves malaria episodes in children in Africa ⬇️

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Trump pledges to ban flavoured e-cigarettes

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Trump promises cheaper drugs and experimental treatments for terminally ill people

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Trump promises to reduce drug prices but drops campaign promises.

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Trump's "war" on opioids includes death for drug dealers

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Trump's call for essential drugs to be made in US threatens innovation, says trade group

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Trump's proposals would restrict US abortions and deny sexual health services for millions

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Try psychology before drugs for children with mental problems

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Tuberculosis case exposes flaws in international public health systems

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Two proposed bills aim to cut drug costs for retired Americans

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Two thirds of US intensive care patients get suboptimal care

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Two thirds of US prisoners with chronic conditions in local jails do not get medical care, study shows

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UK fares well in survey of primary care, but US doesn't

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UN conference on AIDS settles on compromise statement

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UN global summit disappoints aid groups

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US Catholic bishops mount two week national anticontraception campaign ⬇️

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US Congress asked to suspend funding for Planned Parenthood

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US Congress fails to override Bush veto on children's health insurance

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US Congress investigates effects of $80bn private equity industry on government healthcare programme

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US Congress tells FDA to regulate tobacco

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US Democrats work to reconcile two health reform bills

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US GPs are unhappy, underpaid, deluged by paperwork, and want to retire, study says

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US House passes bill to protect health providers who won't provide abortions

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US Institute of Medicine calls for greater commitment to global health

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US Institute of Medicine calls for major changes at FDA.

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US Institute of Medicine recommends new body to assess what works in health care

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US National Institutes of Health investigates one of its own institutes

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US National Institutes of Health issue guidelines on stem cell

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US National Institutes of Health issue new ethics guidelines

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US Republicans take aim at health reform after electoral gains

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US Republicans try to restrict health insurance cover for abortion

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US Senate committee investigates conflicts of interest in industry funded medical education

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US Senate doesn't repeal health reform, but states defy the act ⬇️

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US Senate leader gives support to expanded stem cell research

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US Senate outlaws "partial birth abortion".

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US Senate outlaws genetic discrimination

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US Supreme Court approves ban on "partial birth abortion"

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US Supreme Court hears arguments against health reform act ⬇️

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US Supreme Court says no to medical marijuana

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US Supreme Court says smokers can sue over "light" cigarettes

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US Supreme Court to decide whether health reform law is constitutional ⬇️

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US Supreme Court to review "partial birth abortion" law.

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US Supreme Court upholds Obama's health reform act ⬇️

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US abortion doctor murdered in Kansas

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US abortion rates rise among poor women but fall overall ⬇️

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US accrediting agency tightens rules for continuing medical education

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US advice to give anticoagulants after caesarean under scrutiny

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US anaesthesiologists are told not to take part in executions by lethal injection

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US anti-abortion activists target state laws

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US anti-abortion groups say health reform package should not pay for abortion

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US ban on "partial birth" abortions could outlaw other forms as well ⬇️

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US billionaires donate $500m to reduce smoking worldwide

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US branded drug makers pay to prevent generic competition

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US campaign aims to end industry gifts, speaking fees, and travel for doctors

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US campaign to save 100,000 lives exceeds its target

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US campaigners challenge abortion law changes

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US cancer groups highlight symptoms of early ovarian cancer

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US cancer patients have problems with insurance and care, says survey

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US charges 107 medical professionals with $452m in fraudulent bills to Medicare ⬇️

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US citizens report slightly less sexual activity than in 2002 ⬇️

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US citizens score poorly on ratings of cardiovascular risk factors ⬇️

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US clinics fear violence after execution of antiabortion murderer

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US comes last in international comparison of health systems

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US commission calls for protection of privacy in whole genome sequencing ⬇️

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US commission recommends increased protection for people in research after reviewing 1940s syphilis study

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US consumer group names "dirty dozen" dietary supplements

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US county bars unvaccinated children from public spaces amid measles emergency

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US court says federal money can be used for embryonic stem cell research ⬇️

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US court temporarily lifts ban on stem cell research ⬇️

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US defeated on antiabortion statements at UN women's meeting

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US doctors and patients are split on approval of generic thyroid hormone

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US doctors display "No drug reps" signs

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US doctors get new helpline to deal with patients' substance misuse ⬇️

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US drug companies paid $15bn in fines for fraudulent marketing in past five years

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US drug shortages are set to reach record high in 2011, report says ⬇️

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US electronic records company fined $145 million for pushing doctors to prescribe opioids

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US ethnic minorities are less likely to be screened for cancer, study finds ⬇️

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US executive heart screening programmes violate "do not harm" rule, say medics

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US experts urge more neonatal screening for genetic disorders

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US faces looming cost of ischaemic stroke

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US gene therapy trial is to restart, despite patient's death

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US government announces electronic health records project

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US government resumes executions using pentobarbital injection

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US government to open national bank of "approved" embryonic stem cells

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US guidelines say blood pressure of 120/80 mm Hg is not "normal".

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US health department recovers $4bn through antifraud action ⬇️

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US health groups protest against proposed government "conscience rule"

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US health improvements stagnate

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US health industry to set safety guides for hospitals

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US health insurance firms issue $1.1bn in rebates to policy holders ⬇️

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US health insurers propose expansion of cover, but plan is widely criticised

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US health policy experts call for a centre to compare treatments

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US health reform provides free preventive services, but battles loom

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US health secretary overrules FDA's decision to increase access to emergency contraceptive ⬇️

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US health system must change to meet needs of seriously ill patients, says Harvard forum

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US healthcare executive pays back $600m in stock options case

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US healthcare executives hit pay jackpot ⬇️

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US hospital loses Catholic designation after performing a lifesaving abortion ⬇️

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US hospitals are reducing early elective deliveries ⬇️

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US hospitals pass on most of the costs of errors

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US insurance firms drop child only health policies ⬇️

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US insurance firms vow to retain some health reforms regardless of court ruling on act ⬇️

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US judge again rules that partial birth abortion is unconstitutional

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US judge fines Johnson & Johnson $1.1bn for misleading marketing of risperidone ⬇️

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US judge says ban on partial birth abortion is unconstitutional

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US justice department sues company for off-label promotion of antidepressants for children

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US lags other rich nations in maternal health care

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US makers of joint replacements are fined for paying surgeons to use their devices

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US makes little progress in reducing hospital infections, report says

scientific article published on 19 April 2010

US medical school faculty still break conflict of interest rules, report says ⬇️

scientific article published on December 30, 2010

US medical schools should consider race in admitting students

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US medical schools should say no to pharma support

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US needs 52 000 more primary care doctors by 2025, new study says ⬇️

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US needs universal access to health care, American College of Physicians says.

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US new drug applications increasingly rely on trials conducted abroad

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US paediatricians and cardiologists are criticised for recommending statins for children

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US pain expert faces prison after pleading guilty to research fraud

scientific article published on 2 March 2010

US patients live longer in areas with more primary care doctors, study finds

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US president and Congress set to clash over stem cell research

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US primary care is on verge of collapse, says doctors' body

US pro-choice groups prepare for fight over Supreme Court nominee

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US psychiatrist is fired from radio programme for not disclosing drug company ties

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US psychiatrist steps down after questions about drug company payments

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US public health agency to cut global surveillance by 80.

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US public service advertising could learn from the UK.

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US puts hospital comparison data on website to help patients

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US scientists discuss early detection and treatment of Alzheimer's disease ⬇️

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US scientists protest cuts to research funding that aim to reduce national deficit

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US senator seeks information about medical faculty links to drug industry

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US senators inquire into ties between stent makers and doctors

scientific article published on 4 November 2008

US senators propose institute to evaluate treatments similar to NICE

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US specialty societies are urged to adopt code on relations with industry

scientific article published on 23 April 2010

US spends the most but doesn't get the best results, a comparison of health data shows

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US state rejects federal funding for abstinence only sex education

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US states get healthcare ratings

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US stem cell research progresses despite limitations

scientific article published in June 2005

US stroke patients don't reach hospital quickly enough

US succeeds in diluting UN resolution on sexual violence against women

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US supermarket chain Walmart limits gun and ammunition sales

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US teaching hospitals must address conflicts of interest, leadership group says

scientific article published on 6 July 2010

US teen pregnancies, births, and abortions hit historical lows

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US teenagers think oral sex isn't real sex

BMJ article

US television drug advertisements paint a “black and white scenario”.

scientific article published in February 2007

US to introduce new rules on air pollution

scientific article published on July 2004

US travellers to the London Olympics are warned about contracting measles ⬇️

scientific article published on March 27, 2012

US universities get round regulations on stem cell research

scientific article published in May 2004

US university psychiatrist loses chairmanship over drug company payments

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US voters decriminalize hard drugs and marijuana but restrict abortion in state elections

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US woman gives birth to daughter after transplant of ovarian tissue from her twin

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews criticised over circumcision practice

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United Health Group settles with US securities watchdog

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United States limits resident physicians to 80 hour working week

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Use of drug eluting stents increases in the US but only for some groups

scientific article published on November 2004

Vaccines against cervical cancer provoke US controversy

scientific article published in April 2006

Vaccines protect monkeys against Marburg and Ebola viruses

scientific article published in June 2005

Vaping: CDC investigates severe lung injuries

scientific article published on 20 August 2019

Virginity pledge ineffective against teen sex despite government funding, US study finds

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Website tracks progress towards UN millennium goals

scientific article published on November 2007

West Nile infections are occurring early in North America

scientific article published in June 2004

West Nile virus spreads in United States

scientific article published on August 2002

When Illness Goes Public: Celebrity Patients and How We Look at Medicine

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Women with severe depressive symptoms are twice as likely to have a preterm delivery

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Women's groups protest against antiabortion rules in US healthcare bill

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World Health Assembly votes not to destroy smallpox virus

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World leaders pledge extra $3bn to combat malaria

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Zoledronic acid seems to reduce risk of repeat breaks and death after hip fracture.

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beta Blockers protect brain during cardiac surgery

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