Express Scripts drops coverage of Valeant diabetes drug Glumetza

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Express Scripts Holding Co, the U.S. No. 1 pharmacy benefits manager, said on Friday it would stop covering Glumetza, a diabetes drug made by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc, after a generic competitor enters the market on Feb. 1.

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Third Zika case confirmed in Illinois: health officials

CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Illinois male resident who traveled to Columbia is the U.S. state's third case of the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus, health officials said on Friday.

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Does Medicaid pay enough for common surgeries?

(Reuters Health) - Medicaid, the U.S. health program for the poor, pays far less for common surgical procedures in many states than does Medicare, the federal insurance plan for the elderly, according to a new study.

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Payers see price leverage with entry of Merck hepatitis C drug

(Reuters) - U.S. pharmacy benefit managers expect the launch of Merck & Co Inc's new hepatitis C pill to improve their leverage in price negotiations with drugmakers.

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Among high risk kids, both boys and girls are victims of dating violence

(Reuters Health) – For kids and teens exposed to violence at home or in the community, boys are just as likely to be seriously hurt by a romantic partner, although the risk changes with age, according to a new study.

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Blue light from screens, bulbs may be too weak to damage eyes

(Reuters Health) – Despite concerns that staring at devices putting out high amounts of the blue light wavelength could damage human retinas, a recent study finds that most devices put out less of that light than the blue sky on a clear day.

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Government says three Canadians infected with Zika virus after travel

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Three Canadians who are infected with the Zika virus traveled to Colombia and El Salvador before their illness, a government health spokeswoman said on Friday.

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