Hundreds of thousands of surgical and dental opioid prescriptions are filled a month or more after writing, but one state’s law helped reduce this “delayed dispensing”.

The program partners with first responders and community leaders to increase awareness of in-home cardiac arrests.

A study suggests substances touted to improve athletic performance can activate a receptor that accelerates the progression of pre-cancerous lesions to pancreatic cancer in mice.

Study suggests Black pregnant individuals are more exposed to chronic social stressors that may increase their risk for negative health outcomes, racial disparities.

A poll shows strong support for clinics’ efforts to screen for, and providing support for, social determinants of health.

The VA’s efforts to reduce use of risky antipsychotic medications in its nursing homes succeeded – but use of other medications with less evidence behind them rose.

Steve Keating will likely die from his end-stage colon cancer. But he’s using whatever time he has left to share his knowledge of the cancer experience with other patients.

Pilot study identifies genes potentially associated with the development of a weakened immune system and poor sepsis outcomes in children.

An expert weighs in on what to avoid to prevent an atrial fibrillation episode.

The approach, studied in mice, overcomes the blood brain barrier and breaks the shield tumors build against the immune response.

Nanoengineered drugs that stop harmful bacteria and viruses could be on the horizon.

A psychiatrist discusses the barriers to seeking help for alcohol use disorder and how to overcome them. 

Although obesity is now known to be a chronic disease that often doesn’t respond to diet and exercise alone, many people with obesity don’t have access to weight loss drugs and operations.

A pediatrician provides valuable information on homemade formula, milk alternatives and other resources during national shortage.

Less than half of families rate general safety policies essential to camp decisions, with 1 in 10 rating COVID precautions as a critical factor.