Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday expressed horror over the 1,000 penis amputations that occur each year in the country including those due to a lack of basic hygiene, a figure he called “ridiculous and sad.” Press Release Distribution Service
Homemade kits with tourniquets make gunshot first aid more available
(Reuters Health) – Homemade kits used to train bystanders to step in and stop bleeding after a gunshot wound could save lives, a new report suggests. Press Release Distribution Service
FDA approves expanded label for Regeneron/Sanofi’s cholesterol drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc’s cholesterol drug Praluent as a treatment to cut the risk of heart attacks, stroke and other major cardiovascular events. Press Release Distribution Service
Top Kansas court rules state constitution protects abortion rights
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the state’s constitution protects a woman’s right to an abortion and upheld an injunction blocking a state law that would have banned a common second trimester abortion procedure. Press Release Distribution Service
Kids’ cavities probably not caused by bad genes
(Reuters Health) – Environmental factors appear to play a bigger role than genetics in shaping children’s risk for cavities, a study of Australian twins suggests. Press Release Distribution Service
Parents bring newborns to ER for many non-urgent reasons
(Reuters Health) – One of the hardest things about being a new parent is figuring out when babies are so sick they need to go to the emergency room and when worrisome signs or symptoms might actually be perfectly normal, doctors say. Press Release Distribution Service
Trump tells Americans: Go get your measles vaccination
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday urged Americans to protect themselves with the measles vaccination as the number of cases of the once-eradicated disease in the United States hit the highest levels since 2000. Press Release Distribution Service
Women snore too – and just as loudly
(Reuters Health) – It’s long been assumed that snoring is a man’s problem. But a new study finds that women snore too and often don’t own up to it. And even when they do admit to snoring, they insist, incorrectly, that theirs isn’t as loud as men’s. Press Release Distribution Service
GSK’s HIV drug wins European panel thumbs-up
GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s two-drug treatment for HIV infections won marketing approval from a European Medicines Agency (EMA) panel on Friday, after the British drugmaker received a nod from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this month. Press Release Distribution Service
U.S. judge blocks new Trump abortion rule for health clinics
A federal judge in Washington state on Thursday blocked a Trump administration rule that would prohibit taxpayer-funded family planning clinics from referring patients to abortion providers. Press Release Distribution Service
Cancer patients using alternative therapies may hesitate to tell doctors
(Reuters Health) – One in three U.S. patients with a cancer diagnosis has recently used non-standard therapies to manage their disease – but many haven’t told their doctors, survey data suggest. Press Release Distribution Service
U.S. measles outbreak triggers quarantine at two Los Angeles universities
A nationwide measles outbreak has led health officials to quarantine dozens of people at two Los Angeles universities, officials said on Thursday. Press Release Distribution Service
