Clostridioides difficile infection is a major healthcare-associated infection, causing significant morbidity and mortality, ...

The state’s insurance regulator has demanded detailed information about patients and their medications, raising privacy concerns. By Reed Abelson and Rebecca Robbins Florida’s insurance ...

Pranathi Perati was running out of time to treat her stage-four pancreatic cancer when she found out she would get another shot: a clinical trial testing a new experimental drug. Perati’s odds ...

Overnight bursts of brain waves seen in normal sleep can help doctors predict which unresponsive patients hospitalized with acute severe brain injuries will awaken and eventually recover.

For James Edwards, a 57-year-old patient with congestive heart failure, recovering at home from shortness of breath rather than in a hospital setting was a welcome option. Nurses come to check on ...

Baltimore — In one of Baltimore's poorest neighborhoods is one of its richest doctors. Dr. Michael Zollicoffer, known affectionately by his patients as Dr. Z., is a 66-year-old private family ...

A trio of Canadians are on track to become the country’s first residents to have their eyesight restored thanks in part to their teeth. Osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis, more commonly known as ...

A recent Duke Health study found patients slightly prefer messages written by artificial intelligence but are less satisfied with the message once they are told it was AI written. The study ...

Mick needs creon since being treated for pancreatic cancer in 2023 Cancer patients and others with debilitating conditions have highlighted shortages of a vital drug they say have had a ...

The gunman arrived at UPMC Memorial Hospital in Pennsylvania carrying a bag with a handgun and zip ties, authorities said. He went straight to the Intensive Care Unit, where he held staff members ...