The Food and Drug Administration reviewed new drug applications significantly faster, and approved more new drugs first,... »

The Food and Drug Administration announced in May that it was giving sunscreen manufacturers 6 additional months to comply... »

SAN DIEGO – A majority of clinicians still lack a qualified electronic health records system and are therefore ineligible... »

The shifting balance of data for and against broader use of statin treatment tilted again toward more liberal use, with... »

A small absolute increase in the risk of cardiovascular death occurs during a 5-day course of azithromycin therapy,... »

Drinking at least one cup of coffee daily may be linked to reduced mortality risks, and people who consume more may enjoy... »

BELLEVUE, WASH. – If a child has had abdominal pain for 4-6 weeks without constipation, it’s almost always functional... »

BELLEVUE, WASH. – Talking with your teenage patients is important, but don’t forget to examine their bodies.

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BOSTON – A narrow, targeted approach to fluconazole prophylaxis prevents most cases of neonatal candidiasis among extremely... »

SILVER SPRING, MD. – The majority of a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on May 10 supported the approval of... »

When it comes to Americans’ widening waistlines, the next 2 decades may serve up a side order of good news – and a heaping... »

Low levels of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D are associated with decreasing peak expiratory flow rate in older men but not in... »

NEW YORK – Handy mnemonic devices can help predict vaccine response in patients taking biologics for rheumatoid arthritis,... »

LONDON – Being obese increased the risk of surgical site infection nearly fourfold among patients who underwent operations... »

A norovirus outbreak affecting a girls’ soccer team competing at an intrastate tournament was traced to a reusable grocery... »

SAN DIEGO – Almost half of women undergoing a medical abortion could safely avoid an in-person follow-up visit by using... »

After initially turning it down – and being pressured to reevaluate by the U.K. Department of Health – the clinical... »

BETHESDA, MD. – A new plan marshals the forces of funding, research, and education to fight the battle against... »