
Enhanced protocol patients had $1,717 less total direct hospital costs versus the other patient group, translating to savings of greater than $250,000 annually.

Enhanced protocol patients had $1,717 less total direct hospital costs versus the other patient group, translating to savings of greater than $250,000 annually.

Almost half of new HIV diagnoses in the US are African-American patients. Where is the root of the issue?

Physicians point to a murky history between buyers and PBMs to express doubt for the future of CVS’ acquisition of Aetna.

About 1 in 7 postoperative lung resection patients are persistently using opioids after being introduced to them for recovery.

The gammaCore device was previously approved for the acute treatment of pain associated with episodic cluster headaches in adult patients.

The protein functions by regulating bacteria’s gene expression, thereby affecting its flagella motion, protein consumption, and production of biofilm to attach to hosts.


More difficult-to-get infections may be tracked better through social and risk networks.

Physician burnout and stress have grown rampant across the world of medicine. What are some of the practices doctors, universities, and health care leaders use to fight them?

The Urogynecology Director at Southside Hospital talked current and future therapies with MD Magazine.


Schistosomiasis, a chronic infection that affects more than 200 million people, is prominent in both Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa.

Representatives from NIAID and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital dispel exaggerations on the current flu outbreak.

Benitec Biopharma's BB-301 is an investigative ddRNAi therapy for oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy.

The supplemental funding is expected to extend research on the vaccine and other products beyond 2019.

The Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee voted 12-3 against supporting whether Aradigm Corporation provided substantial evidence for the safety and efficacy of inhaled ciprofloxacin dispersion.

Mesenchymal stem cell transplantation showed long-lasting and consistent effects on opioid tolerance and opioid-induced hyperalgesia in rat and mouse models.

The indication will limit the availability of prescription opioid cough and cold medicines for patients younger than 18 years old.

The FDA recently approved the therapy after showing reduction in patients' polyp grade, and reduction in sense of nasal obstruction and congestion.

The Senza II SCS System will deliver electrical pulse therapy to patients' spinal cords.

The trial featured schoolchildren with persistent asthma from an urban region.


Caffeine may have a role to play in both future Parkinson's disease diagnosis and prevention.

The bone marrow stimulant is being considered as a first-line combination therapy for severe aplastic anemia.

Researchers included smaller city, town, and rural residents for the study, noting they were populations previously excluded from US pollution-based studies.

The label removal was backed by 4 clinical safety trials involving more than 40,000 patients.

Drossman explains why he thinks the field of research for irritable bowel syndrome is "wide open" for clinicians.

Brimonidine was previously approved by the FDA in 1996 for the treatment of intraocular pressure reduction in patients with glaucoma.

The Professor Emeritus, Medicine and Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, explains the distinct and strengthened connection between the brain and the gut.

Varenicline (Chantix) increases patients’ risk of an emergency department visit or hospitalization for a cardiovascular event by 34%.