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A Market Research report delved into trends driving the hospital-acquired infection market growth, according to medGadget.

States that require physicians to refer to a patient's past opioid prescriptions via databases lowered opioid misuse and abuse, according to Medical Express.

A study published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene found the United States needs to enact more prevention measures as malaria makes its way through U.S. facilities.

The American Academy of Family Physicians submitted an alternative payment model proposal titled "Advanced Primary Care: A Foundational Alternative Payment Model for Delivering Patient-Centered, Longitudinal and Coordinated Care" to the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee.

Marathon Pharmaceuticals announced it was dropping out of the industry lobbying group PhRMA, according to Kaiser Health News.

The American Medical Association gave physicians three steps to improve patients' safe opioid storage and disposal practices.

Powassan virus, a rare tick-borne illness, infected a five-month old infant in November 2016, according to a CDC report.

Healthcare leaders have cited rising drug prices and pharmaceutical management as major concerns, a Premier survey found.

WalletHub compiled its list of the 10 best and 10 worst U.S. regions for children's healthcare based on 28 metrics, including the number of uninsured children and the number of children aged 0 to 17 in "excellent" or "very good"…

CDC Acting Director Anne Schuchat, MD, fears that deadly, superbug Candida auris poses a "catastrophic threat" to the general public, STAT reports.