Wayne Jonas, MD, a physician, retired army medical officer and alternative medicine researcher, shared three ways clinicians can help chronic pain patients  avoid opioid dependency in an Sept. 24 post on his website.

Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital will take part in an international multifacility trial evaluating the efficacy of experimental Ebola treatment called ZMapp, the hospital announced Oct. 2.

As North Carolina residents tackle dangerous cleanup projects after Hurricane Florence, Wilmington, N.C.-based New Hanover Regional Medical Center is seeing a jump in emergency room visits, WECT reports.

The Pew Charitable Trusts unveiled the Shared Platform for Antibiotic Research and Knowledge, or SPARK, a cloud-based, interactive laboratory tool.

A study published in the Journal of Hospital Infection examined the cost-effectiveness of multi-modal hospital interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance.

The survival rates of patients experiencing cardiac arrest may vary significantly based on which EMS agency gave initial treatment, with the odds of surviving to hospital discharge varying by over 50 percent for two similar patients treated by two randomly…

Almost half (47 percent) of emergency physicians say they have been physically assaulted at work, and about 8 in 10 emergency physicians say violence is affecting patient care, according to the results of a poll released by the American College…

Physicians shortened antibiotic duration for patients with uncomplicated staphylococcal bloodstream infections by about two days using a clinical checklist to identify eligible patients, a study published in JAMA found.

To prevent patient identification errors that can result in treatment delays or giving treatment to the wrong patient, the Joint Commission released an advisory that provides recommendations for healthcare professionals relying on people or technology to identify patients.

The U.S. healthcare system could save more than $1 billion annually by providing better specialist care and coordination for chronic kidney disease patients, according to an analysis from the nonprofit research organization RAND Corp.