August 29, 2019
For someone with a flare-up of asthma symptoms, a short course of oral corticosteroids like prednisone can be a welcome relief. But when these potent medications become a regular remedy, asthma patients may have a problem.
August 26, 2019
Many of the arthritis patients I see describe a similar, frustrating and painful routine.
August 22, 2019
For Jana from Moraga, California, it’s the researchers whose drug halted her grandfather’s prostate cancer– buying him time to instill in her a lifelong love of tennis.
August 20, 2019
Medicare beneficiaries nationwide will soon have coverage for cutting-edge CAR-T cancer therapy, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced this month.
August 15, 2019
People living with diabetes might soon have better access to care thanks to an unlikely source: the Internal Revenue Service.
August 12, 2019
Medicare beneficiaries with low back pain could soon have a new treatment option available: acupuncture.
August 8, 2019
A new report out of Maine paints a daunting picture of non-medical switching – and how it affects patients.
August 6, 2019
What happens when high-risk heart patients can’t get the cholesterol-lowering medicine their doctor prescribes? Heart attacks and strokes, new data confirms.
August 1, 2019
Hospitals advised to abandon their tubing system may have been misled – news that could come as a relief to parents and health care providers of premature infants.
July 30, 2019
Patients experiencing a gout attack may get more than they bargained for at the emergency room.
