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September 22, 2016

Remote Alaska port clinic goes modern with telemedicine

The only clinic in one of the nation's busiest commercial fishing ports is so remote that even conventional telemedicine for emergencies has been impossible for its limited staff - until this week.

September 21, 2016

Study leads to insulin injection recommendations

Many people who inject themselves with insulin to control diabetes are improperly performing this vital task, according to a large new study.

September 21, 2016

How to use your body's clock to optimize your health

Have you ever noticed that there are certain times when you prefer to do certain things—and that those preferences don’t necessarily align with others’ around you?

September 20, 2016

Under 3 percent of US athletes in Rio had medical exemptions

Fifteen of the 558 athletes in the U.S. delegation at the Rio Olympics - or slightly less than 3 percent - had therapeutic-use exemptions in force during the games.

September 20, 2016

FDA OKs 1st muscular dystrophy drug; awaits proof if it works

Federal regulators on Monday granted tentative approval to the first drug for muscular dystrophy, following an intense public campaign from patients and doctors who pushed for the largely unproven medication.

September 19, 2016

No change in hospital antibiotic use overall in recent years

Between 2006 and 2012, antibiotic use in hospitals in general did not change, and the use of a class of drugs tied most closely to antibiotic resistance actually increased, according to a new study.

September 19, 2016

MDs strengthen advice against codeine for kids' coughs, pain

The American Academy of Pediatrics has strengthened its warnings about prescribing codeine for children because of reports of deaths and risks for dangerous side effects including breathing problems.

September 16, 2016

Canada approves prescription heroin

Canadian doctors dealing with patients who have proved unable to stop taking heroin can now go ahead and prescribe them heroin.

September 15, 2016

US approves Aralez pill for heart patients; stock jumps

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a pill that combines aspirin and the acid-fighting drug omeprazole to guard against gastric ulcers in patients who require daily aspirin.

September 15, 2016

FDA panel recommends dropping serious warning on Pfizer's Chantix

A serious warning on Pfizer Inc's drug that helps quit smoking should be removed, 10 of 19 independent panelists to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended on Wednesday, after reviewing additional trial data.