Bedsores—also known as pressure injuries—are the fastest rising hospital-acquired condition, according to the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research in Quality, and as a result have become the second most common reason for ...
Apr 10, 2024
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Researchers from Rutgers believe they are among the leaders in a race to find an oral COVID-19 treatment to supplement or replace Paxlovid—an antiviral medication that helps keep high-risk patients out of the hospital.
Mar 28, 2024
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All prescription drugs need a license from a regulator to treat a specific condition. But licensed drugs can be prescribed for conditions they haven't been tested for in a clinical trial. This is known as "off-label" prescribing—and ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Tuberculosis is the world's deadliest bacterial infection. It afflicted over 10 million people and took 1.3 million lives in 2022. These numbers are predicted to increase dramatically because of the spread of multidrug-resistant ...
Mar 20, 2024
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Following disappointing trial results, the maker of a controversial ALS drug may pull the medication off the market.
Mar 11, 2024
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People keep talking about ketamine. The drug has become a favorite of celebrities, billionaires, and ordinary patients, many of whom view it as a potential miracle drug for depression and other mental health conditions.
Mar 11, 2024
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Medicare Part D plans significantly increased restrictions on prescription drugs, excluding more compounds from coverage or subjecting more of them to review before patients could access the treatments, according to a new ...
Mar 4, 2024
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Canada on Thursday unveiled a framework for a universal drug plan that, once fully implemented, would mark the biggest expansion of its publicly funded health care system in decades.
Mar 1, 2024
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In a new study of nasal decongestant purchasing patterns, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that phenylephrine remained the most popular choice year after year, despite decades of concerns ...
Feb 8, 2024
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Prescription drug prices in the U.S. are significantly higher than in other nations, with prices in the U.S. averaging 2.78 times those seen in 33 other nations, according to a new RAND report.
Feb 1, 2024
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