A common antihistamine used to treat allergy symptoms called loratadine could help kill Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria associated with Lyme disease, according to a recent study.

While researchers have known that antibiotics can cause unwanted gastrointestinal side effects for some time, a new study shows that overuse of antibiotics can wreak havoc on the immune system, glucose metabolism and food absorption as well as effect stress…

San Francisco-based healthcare giant Dignity Health announced Tuesday a new partnership with San Francisco-based One Medical Group to open three membership-based, tech-focused primary care clinics Arizona.

Shorter resident shifts may actually increase the number of preventable adverse patient events, according to a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a report on its investigation into an incident that occurred in December 2014 at the agency's Ebola virus laboratory in Atlanta.

Among young and middle-aged adults (ages 18 to 55), women experience greater psychological stress than men after having a heart attack, impeding their recovery, according to a study published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.

Medical research issues such as poor data collection, falsified outcomes and poor patient safety during trials may seem rare, but the apparent infrequency may have less to do with good clinical practice and more to do with underreporting, according to…

As hospitals strive to reduce medical errors and keep patients safe, there are a few things they should be sure to supply to employees to achieve that goal.

Older patients who have limited life expectancy still get routine screenings for different cancers even though they aren't likely to benefit from them, according to an article in the journal Cancer.

Implementing a dedicated orthopedic OR-based schedule leads to fewer postoperative complications and infections and better outcomes, according to a study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma.