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FDA approval of Takeda Pharmaceutical drug Eohilia introduces a new therapeutic option for patients with eosinophilic esophagitis, inflammation of the esophagus that causes swallowing difficulty. It will compete against Dupixent, a Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals drug already approved for this disorder.

The University of Michigans Hypertension Pharmacists Program has successfully integrated pharmacists into patient care teams, prompting the CDC to scale the model nationally.

Today, many hope artificial intelligence will be the key that unlocks the value of digitization. Perhaps it will, but the claim that better technology will necessarily improve healthcare is no longer credible. Having lived in both analog and digital worlds, who better than us Oregon Trail doctors to help ensure digital health technologies best serve our workforce, patients, and communities?

With the many advantages of robotics, it is time for pediatric patients to garner the same attention and technology development that adult patients have benefitted from for decades.

CAMC in Charleston, West Virginia, is among the first hospitals in the nation to take part in a breastfeeding initiative administered by the the Boston Medical Centers Center for Health, Equity, Education, and Research. The program is designed to increase the number of newborns who are breastfed. Doctors at the CDC, the World Health Organization and other experts say breastfeeding improves the health of both babies and their mothers. Dr. Elizabeth Copenhaver, a pediatric newborn hospitalist with...

Chief Magistrate Byamugisha issued an interim order, restraining the RDC and his co-accused from trespassing on the said land until the main application is heard and determined

Shipments to online channels dropped by 6 per cent, with its share dropping to 49 per cent in 2023, down from 53 per cent in 2022

The health agency plans to recommend people who test positive for COVID-19 to take a call on when to end isolation based on their symptoms. People with mild and improving symptoms would no longer need to stay home if they have been fever-free for at least 24 hours, the report said citing CDC officials familiar with the matter, adding the new recommendations would not apply to hospitals and other health-care settings with more vulnerable populations. The government has yet to sign off on the guid

Proper data collection, analysis, and utilization has the potential to address long-standing health disparities and propel our healthcare system forward to serve all communities.

Valentine's and Galentine's Day guide to restaurants and activities to help celebrate Valentine's Day in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.