Health regulators on Tuesday unveiled their proposal to allow Americans to buy hearing aids without a prescription, a long-awaited move intended to make the devices more accessible to millions of people with hearing problems.
Oct 19, 2021
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Many prescriptions are sent to the pharmacy via electronic health record systems; however, correct routing of discontinued medications continues to be a problem, which increases the risk for medication safety events. In an ...
Sep 29, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Having a child in the hospital is distressing for families, and not knowing what that stay might cost can add to that stress, researchers say.
Sep 22, 2021
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The integration of behavioral medicine and perioperative care is gaining traction, helped by improved technology that enables online consults and education as well as by better models of integration.
Sep 16, 2021
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In June 2021, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval for aducanumab to treat patients with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia due to Alzheimer's disease. The two phase-3 clinical trials ...
Sep 9, 2021
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A new study published in Health Services Research found that many U.S. patients are burdened by administrative tasks related to their medical care. Such administrative tasks include appointment scheduling, obtaining information ...
Sep 9, 2021
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Direct-acting oral anticoagulants such as apixaban are the most widely used medications of this type in people with atrial fibrillation, yet 26% to 45% of people fail to properly adhere to them.
Sep 2, 2021
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Long-term survival rates of kidney transplant patients in the U.S. have increased over the last three decades, but there are opportunities to further improve these outcomes, according to a review article published today in ...
Aug 19, 2021
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For Americans with diabetes, being enrolled in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) substantially increases the risk of not taking prescribed medications due to cost, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Harvard ...
Jul 29, 2021
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(HealthDay)—COVID-19 could be a much more expensive experience for folks who fall ill this year, thanks to the return of deductibles and copays, new research suggests.
Jun 9, 2021
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