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The Caribbean nation of St. Lucia has imposed a quarantine on a visiting cruise ship, barring any passengers or crew from leaving the boat while in port, after a case of measles was diagnosed on board, the island's chief medical officer said.

A recent study says about 2,000 babies visit emergency rooms each year with walker-related injuries; an injury research expert warns about their dangers.

The founder of Insys Therapeutics Inc and four colleagues were found guilty on Thursday of bribing doctors to prescribe the drugmaker's addictive painkiller, helping to drive the U.S. opioid drug abuse crisis.

The delays cause added stress and anxiety for patients, and research has linked each week of delay in starting cancer therapy with a 1.2% to 3.2% increased risk of death, according to American Society for Radiation Oncology.

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(MedPage Today) -- Early results in for bioimpedance spectroscopy surveillance

Compared with those 65 and older, adults aged 18 to 64 were more likely to say they had difficulty paying medical bills, worried about paying bills and delayed or went without care.

British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline Plc said on Thursday that its three-in-one drug Trelegy met the main goal of a late-stage asthma study, signalling a possible boost to its lung medicines division that has been hit by generic competition.

(MedPage Today) -- Healthcare workers who refuse to aid abortions, other procedures get government backing

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday released a final rule allowing doctors, nurses and other health workers to opt out of procedures such as abortions and sterilizations which violate their personal or religious beliefs.

British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline Plc said on Thursday that its respiratory drug Trelegy Ellipta met the main goal of a late-stage asthma study, signaling a possible boost to its lung medicines division that has been hit by generic competition.

(MedPage Today) -- MS patients with private insurance paid 20 times more in 2016 vs 2004

Doctors say it’s not unusual to find roaches, flies, or ticks in people’s ears.

(Reuters Health) - Smartphones might ironically be the answer to selfie-related deaths, two wilderness medicine specialists say.

(MedPage Today) -- Care intensity greater at teaching hospitals, but sicker patients are the reason

(Reuters Health) - Teens with type 1 diabetes may have more emotional distress from managing their condition when their blood sugar is high or they suffer from symptoms of depression, suggests a small study that advocates screening kids at risk for distress.

(MedPage Today) -- "Disappointing" results from 3-year study don't back prior findings

Drug distributor McKesson Corp has agreed to pay $37 million to resolve a lawsuit by the state of West Virginia seeking to hold it responsible for contributing to the opioid epidemic, the state's attorney general said on Thursday.

(MedPage Today) -- Proposal slammed for putting them -- and potentially their patients -- at disadvantage

The US flight required a specially-designed drone which was able to maintain and monitor the organ.