MINSK (Reuters) By Andrei Makhovsky- Sergei Galtsev, a Soviet army captain at the time, lost his right arm in an explosion on a military firing range when his son, Oleg, was 4 years old.Almost three decades later the 53-year-old Belarussian became the first tester of a prosthetic arm designed and ma

WASHINGTON (Reuters) By Reuters Staff - U.S. health officials outlined on Tuesday how they planned to divide up $1.1 billion in funds approved by Congress to fight the Zika virus, including repaying $44.25 million they were forced to borrow from a fund allocated for other emergencies. The funds were

LONDON (Reuters)By Kate Kelland - Scientists launched a global initiative on Friday to map out and describe every cell in the human body in a vast atlas that could transform researchers' understanding of human development and disease.The atlas, which is likely to take more than a decade to compl

(Corrects journal name in source line at end, no change to story text.)(Reuters Health) By Madeline Kennedy - Health might be its own reward, but even cash incentives only work in the short term to motivate people to exercise more and activity trackers add little benefit, according to a study from S

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) By Ben Hirschler - Evelyn O'Flynn still has lung cancer. But after going straight on to a new immune system-boosting drug more than a year ago, rather than traditional hard-to-tolerate chemotherapy, she is feeling great."It's like a miracle," said the 72-year-old ex-sm

(Reuters) By Reuters Staff - UnitedHealth Group Inc, the largest U.S. health insurer, will stop covering several brand-name drugs as of next year, reinforcing a trend of payers steering prescriptions to lower-priced options.In a bulletin seeking client feedback by Sept. 28, UnitedHealth said it is c

(Reuters) By Natalie Grover - The United States could save at least $15.5 billion in annual healthcare spending if malnutrition caused by chronic diseases is better addressed, according to a recent study.The study, conducted by Abbott Laboratories' nutrition division and the University of Illino

(Reuters) By Bill Berkrot- The Medicines Co on Wednesday said it will receive up to $132 million in U.S. government funding for development of new antibiotics to fight drug-resistant infections, seen by health officials as a critically important need. Under terms of the agreement, the company said i

WASHINGTON (Reuters) By Sarah N. Lynch - A U.S. congressional committee has launched an examination of the Food and Drug Administration's criminal office, raising questions about the unit's management and handling of cases involving food, drugs and devices.The House Energy and Commerce Commi