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With Wuhan virus genetic code in hand, scientists begin work on a vaccine

By Julie Steenhuysen and Kate Kelland CHICAGO/LONDON (Reuters) - When a newly organized vaccine research group at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) met for the first time this week, its Read More »

China heads into Lunar New Year on shutdown as virus spreads to Europe

By Judy Hua and Cate Cadell BEIJING (Reuters) - A new coronavirus that has killed 26 people in China was confirmed in Europe for the first time on Friday as it spreads despite Chinese attempts to Read More »

Coronavirus worries have surgical masks flying off shelves in New York's Chinatown

By Gabriella Borter NEW YORK, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Teresa Zhan, a pharmacist in Manhattan's Chinatown, had not seen protective face masks sell out in her 10 years as an employee until this week, when Read More »

Repeat revascularization more common after PCI versus CABG in left main disease

By Marilynn Larkin NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Repeat revascularization in patients with left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD) is more common after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) than Read More »

Early benefits of prenatal myelomeningocele repair persist at school age

By Will Boggs MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The early benefits of prenatal versus postnatal myelomeningocele repair seen in the earlier Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS) persist at school Read More »

Bolivia suspends diplomatic relations with Cuba after spat over medical program

By Reuters Staff LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia has suspended its diplomatic relations with Cuba, the foreign ministry of Bolivia's interim government said on Friday, marking a stark change in foreign Read More »

U.S. health officials confirm second U.S. case of Wuhan coronavirus

By Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday confirmed a second U.S. case of the new coronavirus from China in a Chicago woman, and said as many Read More »

Novartis, GBT sickle cell drugs too expensive, draft U.S. report says

By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) - Sickle cell disease drugs made by Novartis and Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT) may not be cost effective at current prices, a draft report published on Friday Read More »

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