Retail pharmacies excluded from Medicare Part D networks maintained by drug benefits middlemen were much more likely to close over the past decade, according to new research from USC published […]
Even for patients covered by Medicare, annual out-of-pocket costs for lifesaving cancer treatments taken in pill form have often exceeded $10,000—until recently. Thanks to changes in Medicare Part […]
In a new clinical study published in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine found that a low-intensity program that “prescribes” community resources to every parent or other primary […]
Children treated with primary care telehealth visits were less likely to receive antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections than those examined in person, according to a new study. […]
A new study by researchers from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health and Vanderbilt University Medical Center found parental support for adolescent medical consent varied significantly depending on how the question […]
Telemedicine use in 2023 reduced monthly carbon dioxide emissions by the equivalent of up to 130,000 gas operated vehicles, suggesting it could have a positive effect on climate […]
Results from the ACHIEVE-1 trial show that treatment with orforglipron was associated with weight loss ranging from 4.7 – 7.9% (4.4 – 7.3 Kg) of body weight in […]
Oulu University Hospital in Finland has embarked on an ambitious journey to become “the world’s smartest hospital” and a key part of this transformation is the implementation of […]
Patients with depression who received the Moodivate app saw clinically meaningful reductions in their symptoms that were twice those achieved with standard-of-care therapy in a clinical trial conducted […]
A new guideline to help health care providers manage obesity in children and adolescents takes a patient-centred approach, emphasizing behavioural and psychological supports that focus on outcomes valued […]
Polypharmacy is a condition that increases the risk of side effects and drug-drug interactions due to the use of more medications than necessary. In particular, older adults, who […]
General practitioners are now “prescribing” parkrun for their patients as part of a social prescribing initiative to promote preventative care. But in The BMJ today, Dr Margaret McCartney argues that […]
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