Come for your drugs, leave with more shopping: Walmart's new growth strategy?

(Reuters) - Walmart Inc’s efforts to develop closer ties with health insurer Humana Inc , which came to light on Thursday, point to a brave new world of retail where superstores become healthcare centers offering basic medical care.

Doctors often skip discussing dangers of driving after concussion

(Reuters Health) - Most doctors who treat young athletes for concussion know that the injury increases the risk of having a car accident, but barely half counsel their patients against driving, a U.S. study suggests.

HPV vaccine coverage on the rise, but still far from 2020 goal

(Reuters Health) - The proportion of boys and young men in the U.S. receiving the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has more than tripled since 2011, new research shows.

People with sinus infections stay on antibiotics too long

(Reuters Health) - Most people prescribed antibiotics for sinus infections are on treatment courses of 10 days or longer even though infectious disease doctors recommend five to seven days for uncomplicated cases, a U.S. study suggests.

Starbucks must put cancer warning on California coffee: judge

(Reuters) - Starbucks Corp and other coffee companies must put a cancer warning label on coffee products sold in California, a Los Angeles judge ruled.

Arkansas sues opioid manufacturers for roles in epidemic

(Reuters) - Arkansas' attorney general on Thursday joined the widening mass of litigation against opioid manufacturers, accusing three drugmakers of promoting addictive painkillers in ways that falsely denied or trivialized their risks.

Thyroid removal linked to increased bone-thinning, fracture risk

(Reuters Health) - Thyroid surgery that totally or partially removes the gland may increase the long-term risk of bone thinning and bone breaks, especially for younger patients and women, according to a large study from Taiwan.

For ‘tween girls, social media use tied to wellbeing in teen years

(Reuters Health) - Girls who spend the most time on social media at age 10 may be unhappier in their early teens than peers who use social media less during the ‘tween years, a UK study suggests.

Many in U.S. take more calcium supplements than necessary

(Reuters Health) - Some adults in the U.S. who use supplements to get their daily requirement of calcium are taking higher doses than necessary, a recent study suggests.

Pfizer's rare heart disease drug succeeds in late-stage study

(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said on Thursday its drug tafamidis, for a rare and fatal disease associated with progressive heart failure, met the main goal in a late-stage study.

FDA expands use of Amgen leukemia drug Blincyto to patients with relapse risk

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday expanded the use of Amgen Inc's leukemia drug Blincyto to include patients who are in remission but still have residual signs of the disease.

Pfizer's rare disease drug succeeds in late-stage study

(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said on Thursday its drug for a rare and fatal disease associated with progressive heart failure met the main goal in a late-stage study.

Painkiller overuse spikes during cold and flu season

Reuters Health - A growing number of people are taking high doses of the painkiller acetaminophen, and many take so much during cold and flu season that they run the risk of liver and kidney damage, two studies suggest.