Oct 31, 2016

The CDC once again updates guidance for pregnant women and women and men of reporductive age for zika virus infection related to the ongoing investigation of local mosquito-borne zika virus transmissi...

Oct 27, 2016

Electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) decreases prescription errors and enhances coordination between physician and pharmacist, but what has remained unclear is how it affects patient behavior. Now a...

Oct 18, 2016

Lately, a lot of attention has been given to the human papillomavirus (HPV) and the importance of vaccinations to prevent it. The HPV vaccine, Gardasil, currently is recommended for all boys and girls...

Oct 14, 2016

Kansas State University collaborated with scientists across the country, and findings were published in a recent Nature Medicine article. People infected with Zika virus may not be susceptible to...

Oct 07, 2016

Scientists have long understood that mother's milk provides immune protection against some infectious agents through the transfer of antibodies, a process referred to as "passive immunity." A research...

Oct 07, 2016

From our content partners at Physicians Practice   When you love your job, it can be easy for your work/life balance to get out of whack. Here are some lessons I’ve learned so far: Sp...

Sep 28, 2016

In the midst of the fight to control Zika, the top public health agency in the United States has been engaged in an intense internal debate about the best way to test whether someone has been infected...

Sep 22, 2016

While Zika remains a hot topic in the news is it the country's most significant healthcare concern and challenge? A new survey by the Mayo Clinic explored consumer perceptions about hot topics in heal...

Sep 22, 2016

Investors are pouring money into digital health companies, with $5.8 billion invested in 2015 alone, according to CBInsights. Of the several subcategories of digital health, telehealth continues to ga...

Sep 13, 2016

As of Sept. 1, CDC released it's most recent update for the number of pregnant women with evidence of Zika in the U.S. and the number of babies born with Zika-related birth defects. According to th...

Sep 09, 2016

A recent Accenture report found that patients in the United States are increasingly accessing their electronic health records (EHRs), with rates rising from 27% in 2014 to 45% in 2016. Most patients (...

Sep 07, 2016

Senate Democrats blocked a bill that would have provided $1.1 billion to fight the Zika virus; the bill excludes Planned Parenthood from the list of contraception providers that receive some of the fu...

Sep 06, 2016

More than two billion people could be at risk from Zika virus outbreaks in parts of Africa and Asia, according to scientists writing in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Populations in India, Indonesia...

Sep 06, 2016

Pop Quiz: What were you doing during the financial presentation at your last board meeting? A. Texting your spouse B. Checking email C. Stepping out to make a call D. All of the above T...

Sep 06, 2016

Due to the busy nature of many medical practices, planning for future events like physician succession or retirement often takes a back seat to other pressing priorities. However, planning for these c...

Aug 30, 2016

Laboratory-confirmed Zika virus disease cases reported to ArboNET by state or territory (as of August 24, 2016) Zika virus disease and Zika virus congenital infection are nationally notifiable co...

Aug 29, 2016

The findings suggest that Zika virus might be susceptible to existing antiviral drugs that may prevent disruption to the developing nervous system, said the researchers. Infection by the Zika virus d...

Aug 26, 2016

Regardless of the setting that a physician practices, there is a high likelihood that they will encounter difficult patients throughout their career. “We can’t blame all of these difficult encount...

Aug 19, 2016

After an investigational medication is subject to clinical trials but before it is permitted to be used widely in patients, the FDA reviews the clinical trial results to ensure that the drug’s poten...

Aug 10, 2016

A ZIKV purified inactivated virus Zika vaccine candidate provided robust protection against the virus in rhesus monkeys in a new preclinical study. Findings support advancing the candidate to human tr...