Health Headlines for Monday, September 26

People who improve their diets reduce diabetes risk

Reuters

Adopting a healthier diet may lower type 2 diabetes risk over time, while a worsening diet is often accompanied by increased risk, according to a new U.S. study.

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What Obese Patients Should Say to Doctors

New York Times

The 37-year-old woman began to weep as she told her story to Dr. Michael L. Parks.

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Emergency rooms slow to treat, transfer psychiatric patients

Reuters

Emergency room patients needing mental health care were transferred to other facilities six times more often than patients needing other services, and they waited longer to be treated or moved, a new study found.

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Pfizer abandons plan to split into two

Reuters

U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) said on Monday it had decided not to separate into two publicly traded companies by separating its low-growth generics from its patent-protected branded medicines.

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Sanofi may win U.S. approval of $3 billion eczema drug by March

Reuters

French drugmaker Sanofi (SASY.PA) and its U.S. partner Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN.O) could win U.S. approval for their keenly awaited new eczema drug dupilumab, seen by analysts as a potential $3 billion-a-year seller, by next March.

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