Physicians have found it is much easier to prescribe patients an opioid painkiller than it is to treat patients for opioid addiction, according to Medical Xpress.
Tom Frieden, MD, director of CDC, said the agency is running out of time to combat the Zika virus, according to The Hill.
The House left for the Memorial Day recess, despite not reaching a Zika funding agreement, according to The New York Times.
Sixty students from Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) Elementary School called out sick on Wednesday and Thursday due to a possible norovirus, according to the Palm Beach Post.
A bacteria resistant to an antibiotic has infected the first U.S. patient. Researchers have thought of the antibiotic as a last option against drug-resistant germs, making this case particularly alarming for the medical community, according to The New York Times.
The FDA recently approved an arm implant that emits drugs to treat individuals addicted to opioids, according to The Wall Street Journal.
CMS released the results for its 2014 Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting Program, which cited the states with the highest rates and lowest rates for wrong site, side, patient, procedure and implant.
HHS introduced two health IT challenges and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT launched two funding opportunities intended to simplify the complex intricacies of healthcare, according to AMA Wire.
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The HHS Office for Civil Rights and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality released new guidance clarifying the Patient Safety Quality Improvement Act's requirements, according to FierceEMR.