Anesthetic Cream Combination Alleviates Vaccination Pain in Infants
Lidocaine combined with sugar helps relieve pain from routine vaccinations.
Americans Split on Getting an Annual Flu Shot
Despite the potential benefits of a flu vaccination, many Americans forgo getting a flu shot.
Eating a Handful of Nuts Lowers Heart Disease, Cancer Risk
Daily consumption of nuts can improve various health outcomes.
Structure of Human Astrovirus Capsid May Lead to Vaccinations
New target shows potential for the development of a vaccine or antiviral therapy.
Preventative Treatment Reduces Stroke Incidence
Approximately 12,000 first strokes could be prevented through optimal drug prescribing.
Fermentable Carbohydrates May Help Fight Against Obesity
A high-fat diet that contains fermentable carbohydrates may protect against obesity.
Heartburn, Acid Reflux Drugs Can Increase Risk of Kidney Stones, Chronic Kidney Disease
Proton pump inhibitors and histamine receptor-2 blockers have damaging effects on the kidneys.
Good Cholesterol Decline Slows with Moderate Alcohol Consumption
Link found between moderate drinking and the slowing of high-density lipoprotein levels.
Impact of Social and Political Determinants on Health Care Resources, Patient Outcomes
Study examines the influence of country-level and health system factors on physicians and nurses.
Eight Medical Personnel Indicted as Opioid 'Drug Dealers'
Physicians, physician’s assistants, and nurse practitioners await sentencing for their role in a Tennessee pill mill.
High-Protein Diets May be Key to Combating Obesity Epidemic
A digestive protein that triggers hormones leads to a decrease in appetite and enhances weight loss.
Physician Assistant Pens Simple Guidebook for Managing Type 2 Diabetes
A new book provides guidelines to help diabetics live healthy and normal lives.
NPs and Veterans Urge VA to Enact Proposal to Reduce Health Care Wait Times
Veterans can wait 30 days or longer to be seen in Veterans Affairs facilities.
Retail Clinics Do Not Equal Lower Health Care Costs
Retail clinics not found to reduce low-urgency emergency departments visits.
Pregnant B12 Deficient Mothers May Increase Baby's Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Children born to mothers with low levels of B12 had higher insulin resistance in childhood.
Combating Obesity: Lack of Formal Diagnosis and Insurance Coverage Present Weight Loss Challenges
Non-physician health professionals believe improving health insurance coverage for weight loss services could help obese individuals lose weight.
Gold Medal Paralympic Athlete Overcomes Toughest Challenge in Hepatitis C
California man with osteogenesis imperfecta beats HCV after treatment with Harvoni.
Solving the US Organ Shortage: Transplanting HCV-infected Kidneys into HCV-Negative Recipients
Two pilot studies are transplanting infected kidneys into patients and then treating them with curative hepatitis C medications.
The Deep Dark Web: Medical Records Sold on the Black Market
While social security numbers can be sold for nothing, medical records hold much more value.
The Downside of Precision Medicine: Tragic Cardiac Death Led to 20 Misdiagnoses
Following the sudden death of a teenage boy, 20 of his relatives were misdiagnosed with a lethal heart condition after the misinterpretation of genetic test results.
More Physician Assistants Slash Health Care Costs
New findings revealed that PA-to-physician ratio model can significantly reduce health care costs without having an effect on quality of care.
Hasty Immune Response Works in Favor of Chronic Viral Infections
The discovery of a fundamental mechanism may provide different approaches for vaccine development.
Nurse Practitioner Indicted on Prescription Fraud Charges
Nurse practitioner was charged with 8 counts of Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Fraud.
Low Fitness Levels Can Still Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Findings demonstrate that even low physical fitness is enough to produce a preventive effect on a majority of risk factors that affect patients with cardiovascular disease.
Anaheim Physician Assistant Found Guilty of Battery
Rocael Gomez dismissed of 2013 sexual assault charges.
Schizophrenia Drug May Help Treat Migraines
Findings suggest potential benefits from an antipsychotic drug in treating status migrainosus.
Daily Exercise Reduces Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Although any amount of exercise is beneficial, exceeding the recommended level produces the most benefits for diabetes patients.
Mom and Baby Locked Inside Urgent Care Clinic Overnight
An urgent care facility locked up for the night leaving a mother and her 4-month-old son inside.
Ten Walgreens Health Care Clinics to Close by end of Year
Pittsburgh area clinics among facilities to be shut down.
Elder Abuse Continues to Fall Under the Radar in Emergency Departments
Study finds a lack of formal diagnoses of elder abuse by emergency room providers.