According to new data from a recent meta-analysis, persons taking oral proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may be at an elevated risk of sustaining a hip fracture. The elevated risk, however, was not found among those taking H2 receptor antagonists (H2RA).
Medical emergencies are a perfect example of the type of situation where planning ahead can be extremely valuable. Here are four documents that you should consider filling out to save your loved ones from unnecessary anguish.
As a cancer research scientist, here are five cancer research topics I expect to be big news in 2019.
Methamphetamine and other stimulant use is on the rise. Hollywood has noticed. Now the public needs to do the same.
Sometimes it is hard for hospitals to provide expensive care to poor patients. Fortunately, the federal government has a 340B Drug Pricing Program to help purchase medicines at a discount. Unfortunately, hospitals are taking advantage of the program.
New research from Linköping University in Sweden reveals that eating spinach in the form of a smoothie or juice combined with some fat is actually the most efficient way to absorb lutein from spinach in our diet. Lutein has both antioxidant and anti-in…
Emergency room outsourcer Envision Healthcare’s $9.9 billion buyout was 2018’s biggest private equity deal in healthcare.
2018’s private equity deals in the healthcare sector topped $100 billion.
Amazon’s brick-and-mortar rival Walmart is expanding a specialized health benefit program for workers and launching accountable care plans across the U.S.
Vaxelis is a hexavalent vaccine, which is a heckuva lot of valents. Here are the diseases that this vaccine is designed to protect against.
