Combined Biopsy Method Better for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

Mar 4, 2020

Cancer diagnosed in 9.9 percent more, upgrading seen in 21.8 percent with MRI-targeted + systematic biopsy

Smartphone Use Linked to Increased Meds Required for Headache

Mar 4, 2020

Higher proportion of patients using smartphones taking analgesics, getting less relief with medication

EHR Use Up in Residential Care Communities 2012 to 2016

Mar 4, 2020

Increase seen in computerized support for health information exchange with physicians or pharmacists

Coronavirus claims three more lives in Seattle-area as outbreak goes cross-country

Mar 3, 2020

By Steve Gorman and Hilary Russ (Reuters) – Three more deaths from the coronavirus were...

UK launches large-scale public advice campaign on coronavirus

Mar 3, 2020

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government launched a wide-ranging public health campaign on...

Any U.S. citizen can be tested for coronavirus at doctor’s orders under new guidance: Pence

Mar 3, 2020

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday that U.S. public health...

Mercury exposure tied to skin cancer risk

Mar 3, 2020

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Americans who eat a lot of mercury-containing seafood...

Coronavirus more deadly than flu but containable: WHO’s Tedros

Mar 3, 2020

By Stephanie Nebehay and Kate Kelland GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – About 3.4% of confirmed...

Sports doctors may accidentally prescribe banned steroids

Mar 3, 2020

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Sports physicians routinely prescribe corticosteroids to athletes for conditions like inflammation, asthma and allergies, but not all of them know which forms of these drugs are banned...

U.S. sues Mallinckrodt, accuses drugmaker of defrauding Medicaid

Mar 3, 2020

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – The United States sued a unit of the drugmaker Mallinckrodt...

Two in five U.S. diabetics struggle with medical bills

Mar 3, 2020

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Many working-age U.S. adults with diabetes struggle to pay their medical bills, according to a study that suggests health insurance offers inadequate protection from financial hardship....