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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave Merck & Co a new opportunity to avoid lawsuits accusing the company of failing to properly warn patients of debilitating thigh-bone fractures from taking its osteoporosis drug Fosamax, throwing out a lower court decision that had revived the litigation.

Whenever a child swallows a battery -- or might have swallowed one -- parents should get to the hospital right away.

(MedPage Today) -- Also, understanding the challenges nurse leaders encounter

(MedPage Today) -- Prevalence of silicotic PMF rose after 1990

Hundreds of dental scaling patients are offered blood tests over fears about unsterilised equipment.

Doctors stopped giving food and water to French quadriplegic Vincent Lambert on Monday, lawyers said, renewing a fierce debate over the right to die that has split his family and country.

(MedPage Today) -- Greatest benefit observed in those who paired walking with strength training

(MedPage Today) -- Treatment offers promise for interstitial lung disease

(Reuters Health) - Almost half of the people who followed Juul Labs Inc on Twitter last year were not old enough to legally purchase e-cigarettes in the United States, according to a study published on Monday.

The researchers found that those who drank the most sugar-sweetened beverages -- including 100%  fruit juice -- had higher odds of dying during the study, compared with those who drank the least of these.

Community support groups are a powerful way of tackling mental distress - but they are being lost, a report says.

(MedPage Today) -- Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

(MedPage Today) -- Condom use lower among LARC users, amidst increasing rates of STIs

AI appears better than specialist doctors at diagnosing the disease from lung scans, say researchers.

Little Caesars will use meatless sausages made by Impossible Foods in some of its pizzas, making it the latest food chain to tap into growing demand for plant-based alternatives to meat.

(MedPage Today) -- Patients with diabetes need close liver monitoring for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, which remains underdiagnosed

Missouri's Republican governor could sign a law as early as this week banning most abortions in the Midwestern state after the eighth week of pregnancy, part of a wave of restrictions aimed at driving a challenge of abortion to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to Merck & Co - at least for now - by throwing out a lower court ruling that had revived hundreds of lawsuits accusing the company of failing to properly warn patients of debilitating thigh-bone fractures from taking its osteoporosis drug Fosamax.

The worst measles outbreak in the United States in 25 years has spread to Oklahoma, federal health officials said on Monday as they reported 41 new cases nationwide, raising the total number sickened this year to 880 people.

(MedPage Today) -- Breast/colorectal cancer screening prescriptions were highest at 8 a.m. and lowest at 5 p.m., study suggests