Many patients who died after traumatic brain injuries may have survived and recovered if their families had waited to take them off life support, a new study found. Researchers from Massachusetts ...

"Many patients do not routinely report the use of alternative therapies." Doctors should ask patients with heart failure if they’re using any supplements, specific diets, or other types of ...

Medical patients can thought of as benchwarmers – closer even to spectators – in the healthcare game, watching pharmaceutical companies, large physician practice groups, and insurance companies call ...

Beth Cavanaugh, 79, was starting a new medication when she ran into a modern hurdle: Her doctor’s office required all follow-up questions, even those about side effects of the drug, to go through the ...

Hospitals and health systems, especially larger ones, are using AI in myriad new ways – including leveraging it for improved patient experience, and for better patient engagement with the goal of ...

One of COVID's few silver linings has been a dramatic decrease in mental health stigma. But let's admit it, it's still hard to get patients to accept the idea of taking psychiatric medications. I've ...

As cancer patients reach a crossroads in their treatment journey, many may find themselves grappling with limited options. For these reasons, some individuals might seek cancer care abroad. In the ...

In 2017, an expert commission organized by the Lancet examined the current state of asthma care. That commission identified poor medication adherence as one of the principal barriers standing between ...

Despite growing evidence of the harm caused by medical debt, hundreds of U.S. hospitals maintain policies to aggressively pursue patients for unpaid bills, using tactics such as lawsuits, selling ...

For manufacturers, building a static commercialization strategy will only take you so far. But infusing that strategy with real-world data (RWD) — consisting of medical claims, lab testing and ...