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Reuters
- Samoa extends measles state of emergency, NZ to fund Pacific vaccination campaign
- Bristol-Myers wins $752 million in U.S. patent case against Gilead
- Sarepta shares surge after surprise approval of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy drug
- Social media use linked to teen disordered eating behaviors
- FDA panel votes unanimously in favor of Horizon's thyroid eye disease drug
- FDA says Amarin can market fish-oil derived therapy for reducing heart attack risk
- Santa Anita introduces new technology to aid horses
- Two-century trend of Army suicide decrease during war reversed in past two decades
- End of life planning tied to longer survival with terminal illness
- U.S. FDA approves Tandem's predictive insulin pump software
Foxnews
- Tapeworms: How to tell if you have one
- Texas woman convicted in $5.5M health care fraud scheme, DOJ says
- 'Grey’s Anatomy' alum Chyler Leigh talks bipolar disorder: ‘It’s OK to not be OK’
- California woman loses 350 pounds after gastric surgery, says she once ate 10,000 calories a day
- British woman survives 6-hour cardiac arrest after getting caught in Spain snowstorm
- Norovirus outbreak closes Washington school; more than 100 students, staff sickened
- New prosthetic helping veterans in and out of the water
- Oregon school closes after 'flu-like symptoms' sicken nearly half of staff
- Dad brings Christmas tree farm to children's hospital to honor daughter's memory
- 5 holiday gift ideas for health and fitness gurus
BBC
- Can kitchen gardens combat climate change?
- Boy, 5, given prosthetic arm that lets him hug brother
- Every major A&E misses wait target for first time
- Men 'at greater risk of infertility' if small at birth
- Drug that prevents half of breast cancers carries on working
- Could talking about football help combat dementia?
- 'My boss lets us book hangover days'
- Chemists demand clarity on cannabis-related goods
- White Island volcano: Why New Zealand is importing skin
- 'Four hours to walk off pizza calories' warning works, experts say