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Across the country, spending on patients with six or more chronic conditions varies by region, a new study published in Preventing Chronic Disease found, according to a MedPage Today report.

Researchers conducted a vaccine effectiveness study combining patient VE data with lab testing data on genetic properties of various H3N2 viruses in the 2014 to 2015 season, in a report published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Here are five things to know about violence against nurses, according to an article in the Atlantic.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier, a healthcare improvement company, ranked as the top organization in KLAS' "2016 Healthcare Management Consulting" report.

The National Patient Safety Foundation added five organizations to the "Stand Up for Patient Safety Program."

Japan-based Okayama University researchers studied ways to stop replication of influenza RNA, according to News-Medical Life Sciences.

Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical is investing more than €100 million in a new manufacturing plant for its dengue vaccine candidate in Singen, Germany.

BMJ Quality and Safety published a survey finding most primary care physicians do not fully disclose essential information to patients regarding a potentially harmful medical error, News-Medical reported.

Robert Pearl, MD, chairman of the Council of Accountable Physician Practices; CEO of The Permanente Medical Group; and president and CEO of the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, delivered the keynote speech at the American Medical Group Association 2016 Institute for…

The Simulation Center at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., offers medical students a chance to practice in a clinical setting, according to The East Carolinian.