As the GOP presidential candidates begin campaigning in Minnesota this week, they will face the critical health policy... »

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, established by the Affordable Care Act, has issued a draft of its initial... »

Over the last 2 decades, policymakers have proposed a number of ways to change how health care is delivered in the Medicare... »

NEW ORLEANS – The largest, best controlled comparison of aspirin and warfarin ever done in patients with heart failure... »

Medicare officials have released a coverage proposal for transcatheter aortic valve replacement 3 months after the procedure... »

NEW ORLEANS – Compared with warfarin, the new-generation anticoagulant rivaroxaban was associated with a 40% lower risk of... »

SAN FRANCISCO – Both donor and recipient interleukin 28B genotype affect the risk of recurrence of hepatitis C after liver... »

HOT SPRINGS, VA – Using risk adjustment alone to compare surgical site infection rates among hospitals may not be valid,... »

SAN FRANCISCO – Health care providers should be aware that adult patients with diabetes have a sharply increased risk for... »

The "Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules – United States, 2012" includes updated schedules... »

The prevalence of oral human papillomavirus is nearly three times higher in men than in women, according to data from more... »

A 2009 measles outbreak linked to an unvaccinated child who was treated in the emergency department of a hospital in... »

For the first time, researchers say they have established benchmarks for the rates of in-hospital venous thromboembolism... »

Bath salts, spice, and nutmeg are more than common household items; they are also designer drugs that can send people to the... »

Discussing End-of-Life Planning with Patients

Talking about end-of-life planning might not be so simple. Data suggests that patients want to know more about their... »

The Food and Drug Administration on Jan. 30 approved a type 2 diabetes therapy that combines linagliptin and metformin in a... »

Discharge rates for nontraumatic lower extremity amputation among diabetic individuals aged 40 years and older declined 65%... »

All patients admitted to the hospital in noncritical care settings should have their blood glucose tested, according to a... »