By John Shiffman and Brian Grow(This story accompanies a series, "The Body Trade," about the virtually unregulated U.S. market for human remains)WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Q: What is whole-body donation?A: Most people are buried or cremated when they die. But some bodies are donated “to science,” usually for medical research or education. In most cases, whole-body donations must be authorized by the
By Brian Grow and John Shiffman(This is the first in a series, "The Body Trade," about the virtually unregulated U.S. market for human remains)LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - The company stacked brochures in funeral parlors around Sin City. On the cover: a couple clasping hands. Above the image, a promise: “Providing Options in Your Time of Need.”The company, Southern Nevada Donor Services, offered grievi
* Marino had served on Trump's presidential transition team* U.S. Justice Department reviewing law Marino championed (Adds Marino statement)By Sarah N. Lynch and Makini BriceWASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. lawmaker who was President Donald Trump's pick for drug czar withdrew on Tuesday after a report he spearheaded a bill that hurt the government's ability to crack down on opio
By David MorganWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will hurt low-income Americans by doing away with Obamacare subsidies and make it harder for him to engage in bipartisan talks with Democrats as Congress edges toward a possible government shutdown, lawmakers said on Sunday. The White House has announced that the Republican administration will stop paying billions of dollars to insu
By David MorganWASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will hurt low-income Americans by doing away with Obamacare subsidies and make it harder for him to engage in bipartisan talks with Democrats as Congress edges toward a possible government shutdown, lawmakers said on Sunday.The White House has announced that the Republican administration will stop paying billions of dollars
* Trump says subsidies merely enrich insurance companies* Experts say the states face an uphill legal battle* Democrats accuse Trump of sabotaging 2010 law* Democrat Schumer hopeful of deal to continue subsidies (Adds lawsuit has been filed)By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Dan LevineWASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Eighteen U.S. states sued President Donald Trump's administration on Friday
By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Dan LevineWASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California, New York and others states vowed to sue President Donald Trump's administration on Friday to stop him from scrapping a key component of Obamacare, subsidies to insurers that help millions of low-income people pay medical expenses, even as Trump invited Democratic leaders to negotiate a deal.One day after his adm
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) - Training more community members, patients and families to recognize and respond to a cardiac arrest before medical help arrives may help more victims survive, a U.S. study suggests.Cardiac arrest often proves fatal when it happens outside a hospital because bystanders don’t know how to start chest compressions or use an external defibrillator to keep the patient’
By Joan StephensonNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Major depressive disorder (MDD) and use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are associated with changes in bone metabolism in older adolescents and young adults, but the relationship is “complex,” with different effects in men and women, according to new research.“Depression was associated with increased bone mass in the lumbar spine, an
By Kieran GuilbertDAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - West Africa is most at risk of fatal hemorrhagic fever epidemics, including Ebola, researchers said on Wednesday, calling for greater preparedness to save lives. A study in The Lancet medical journal assessed the likelihood of four viruses - Ebola, Lassa, Marburg and Crimean-Congo - spreading on the continent, charting progress from a first hu
By Reuters StaffNEW YORK (Reuters Health) ? Non-vitamin K antagonist oral coagulants (NOACs) and warfarin carry a similar risk of ischemic stroke in high-risk Asian patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), while their risk of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is lower with NOACs than warfarin, according to a large population-based study from Korea.Asian AF patients on warfarin have a higher risk of ble
By Kieran GuilbertDAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - West Africa is most at risk of fatal hemorrhagic fever epidemics, including Ebola, researchers said on Wednesday, calling for greater preparedness to save lives.A study in The Lancet, online October 11, assessed the likelihood of four viruses - Ebola, Lassa, Marburg and Crimean-Congo - spreading on the continent, charting progress from a first