Moving to a new home after a heart attack is associated with increased risk for death or transition to a long-term care facility as an end-of-life measure.
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Painful intercourse may not always be discussed in patient care, but one study found it was more prevalent than pollakiuria, urodynia, dysuria, and urinary urgency.
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Shared decision making using a novel clinical-decision support tool led to a reduced risk for hypoglycemic events in a prospective study of 94 high-risk elderly people with type 2 diabetes.
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Eli Lilly and a former employee agreed to settle a lawsuit in which the worker claimed she was terminated after pointing out poor manufacturing practices and data falsification involving one of its diabetes drugs.
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Hospital-based financial navigators may help cancer patients negotiate the intricacies of insurance coverage, experts suggest.
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“As the first chickenpox-vaccinated groups age, we expect to see a continuing decline in rates of shingles between previous and future generations, making shingles much rarer," a CDC spokeswoman said.

The Chamber of Commerce’s lawsuit is the first test of a barrage of lawsuits from the pharmaceutical industry and its allies over the new law.

The FDA announced its intention to start regulating tests developed in laboratories — closing the “Theranos loophole” that has allowed inaccurate tests to slip through the cracks.

In a highly unusual move, Unitaid has publicly criticized Johnson & Johnson over its pricing and patenting policies for a key drug used to combat tuberculosis.

A handful of the largest purveyors of generic medicines have made only halting progress to ensure their drugs are accessible for patients in low- and middle-income countries, a new analysis…