by Molly Walker Staff Writer, MedPage Today February 06, 2017 • The live attenuated influenza vaccine (FluMist) is not recommended for either adults or children during the 2016-2017 flu season. • Note that regarding potential HPV vaccine hesitancy and to improve vaccine uptake [...]
MedPage - February 06, 2017 • Note that this perspective piece highlights the different conclusions two capable physicians may reach when deciding whether or not to treat persistent upper respiratory symptoms with antibiotics. • Be aware that guidelines from the ACP and CDC [...]
by Ilene MacDonald | FierceHealthcareFinance Feb 1, 2017 12:25pm President Donald Trump maintained a pledge he kept throughout his election campaign and told big pharmaceutical companies on Tuesday they must make prescription drugs more affordable. “The U.S. drug companies have produced [...]
by Evan Sweeney | FierceHealthcareIT Feb 1, 2017 10:04am Health IT experts believe the rise of genomics and personalized medicine will pave the way for healthcare’s transition to a more patient-centered approach to care over the next 100 years. In particular, [...]
by Ilene MacDonald, Leslie Small | FierceHealthcare Jan 31, 2017 11:47am President Donald Trump’s new executive order aiming to reduce the number of federal regulations could be good for the healthcare industry, according to health policy experts interviewed by FierceHealthcare. The [...]
Rare but life-threatening risk with chlorhexidine gluconate products. by John Gever Managing Editor, MedPage Today February 02, 2017 WASHINGTON -- Antiseptic solutions, washes, sponges, and other products containing chlorhexidine gluconate may carry a slight risk of causing severe allergic reactions including [...]
By DENISE GRADY JAN. 24, 2017 NY Times Drugs approved in recent years that can cure hepatitis C may have severe side effects, including liver failure, a new report suggests. The number of adverse events appears relatively small, and the findings [...]
January 24, 201711:13 AM ET Susan Brink – NPR You've probably heard of antibiotic resistance — germs that can resist the drugs designed to wipe them out. Now there's a new kind of resistance to worry about — fungal infections that [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today (Jan. 31,2017) that its laboratory analysis found inconsistent amounts of belladonna, a toxic substance, in certain homeopathic teething tablets, sometimes far exceeding the amount claimed on the label. The agency is warning consumers that [...]
by Evan Sweeney | FierceHealthIT Jan 27, 2017 11:52am After years of using a telehealth platform to allow clinicians to consult with one another, one of New York's largest health systems is taking steps to open the service up to patients. [...]