CVS plans to provide its clinics' electronic patient records with the University of Chicago, according to The Chicago Tribune.
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Researchers from KU Leuven in Belgium conducted a study to find the cause of abdominal pain in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Based on the study's findings, researchers found ebastine, already used to treat hay fever, could reduce the pain.
A study found adverse events related to warfarin, a blood thinner, remain common in hospitalized patients. In the study, researchers assessed the frequency of international normalized ratio testing to monitor the effectiveness of warfarin and the drug's relationship to over-anticoagulation…
Lake Success, N.Y.-based Pegalis & Erickson founding partner, Steven Pegalis, JD, received the honor of the 2016 "Lawyer of the Year."
A Boston University School of Public Health study found geographic location is an indicator of the quality grades assigned to Medicare insurance plans, according to News-Medical. Researchers analyzed 409 Medicare Advantage contracts nationally.
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Emergency care drug shortages rose 435 percent, according to Medscape. Researchers analyzed drug data from the University of Utah Drug Information Service for the period from January 2001 to March 2014.
Researchers found parents need more education about recommended vaccines for their children and physicians in training should stress the importance of a physician's recommendation about vaccines for children with chronic illnesses, according to Medical Xpress.
Yonkers, N.Y.-based Saint Joseph's Medical Center will use CipherHealth's digital rounding solution, Orchid, to prevent central line associated blood stream infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
A new case study from Memorial Hermann Health System shows how implementing The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare's Targeted Solutions Tool for hand hygiene can decrease healthcare-associated infections, according to a report from The Joint Commission.
Everything was going along just fine, or so the physician-owners thought, until it was accidently discovered the administrator had embezzled enough money to buy himself a nice little island in the middle of the river on which he built a…