Karla Lant

Research indicates that rates of Clostridium difficile infection among those typically not considered at high risk of infection are increasing, and these infections are becoming more frequent, severe, and difficult to treat.

For even life-altering conditions such as cardiovascular disease, not enough Americans are taking their medicine. Why?

Depression is often daunting for patients to go through and for their physicians to treat. About 13% of pregnant women and new mothers have depression.

Although about 9.4% of the US population has been diagnosed with diabetes, almost one-quarter of that group—23.8%—are as yet undiagnosed.