Sharon Begley

Investigación sobre carbunco en EEUU revela incidente de seguridad con virus de gripe aviaria

August 25, 2021 at 6:28 a.m.

(Reuters) - Autoridades de salud estadounidenses revelaron el viernes una filtración en un laboratorio de alta seguridad que involucra la peligrosa cepa de gripe aviaria. Este descubrimiento se da mientras...

U.S. anthrax probe reveals new bird flu mishap, widespread safety lapses

August 25, 2021 at 6:27 a.m.

(Reuters) - Federal health officials on Friday disclosed a new safety breach at a high-security U.S. government laboratory involving dangerous avian flu, a lapse that came to light as they...

Extreme obesity cuts lifespan more than smoking-study

May 14, 2019 at 6:14 a.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - That obesity can cut life short by causing strokes and other illnesses comes as no surprise, but a study reported on Tuesday quantifies the toll: The...

La obesidad mórbida reduce más años de vida que fumar: estudio

August 25, 2021 at 6:18 a.m.

NUEVA YORK (Reuters) - Que la obesidad puede reducir el tiempo de vida al causar mas enfermedades no es una sorpresa, pero un estudio revelado el martes cuantifica la cifra:...

As millions vape, e-cigarette researchers count puffs, scour Facebook

May 14, 2019 at 6:13 a.m.

One team of researchers assessing the risks of electronic cigarettes is counting the puffs taken by volunteer "vapers." Another will comb Facebook for posts on how people are tinkering with...

White House weakened draft of FDA’s proposed tobacco regulations

August 25, 2021 at 6:03 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House changes to proposed rules for tobacco products significantly weakened language detailing health risks from cigars and deleted restrictions that might have prevented online sales of...

U.S. to face multibillion-dollar bill from climate change: report

May 23, 2019 at 9:40 p.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Annual property losses from hurricanes and other coastal storms of $35 billion; a decline in crop yields of 14 percent, costing corn and wheat farmers tens...

Multiple protocol breaches behind anthrax exposure at U.S. federal labs

May 14, 2019 at 6:11 a.m.

By Sharon Begley and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) - The safety breach at a government lab that may have exposed 84 workers to live anthrax centered on a pivotal lapse in...

Exclusive: Medicare on drugs: 24,000 tests for 145 patients

August 25, 2021 at 5:24 a.m.

By M.B. Pell and Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three Connecticut doctors billed Medicare for nearly 24,000 drug tests in 2012 - on just 145 patients. Despite the extraordinary...

Exclusive: Medicare on drugs: 24,000 tests for 145 patients

May 14, 2019 at 6:06 a.m.

By M.B. Pell and Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three Connecticut doctors billed Medicare for nearly 24,000 drug tests in 2012 - on just 145 patients. Despite the extraordinary...

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