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Reports of three hospitalized infants who experienced "serious adverse events" because they got improperly compounded "super potent" morphine led to a product recall by Indiana drug company Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals. It was the second such incident involving over-sedated babies and Pharmakon products in two years, the FDA said.

Hepatitis C infection, tied to a rise in illicit use of opioid drugs, is on the rise in New York City, city health officials concluded in an annual report.

A porn actor infected with HIV put 17 sex partners in four countries at risk and infected at least two of them, CDC investigators report. The agency called on federal OSHA officials to enact worker protection rules for sex-film workers, including use of pre-exposure prophylactic drugs.

Elite runners tend to develop atrial fibrillation Could that be because of increased levels of microRNA as the heart tries to cope with the stress? A German team found intriguing findings in marathon runners.

The Latino community is one of the fastest growing in the country and also faces its own unique set of health concerns. Finding ways to help patients today can help improve the health of generations to come.

Harold Fernandez was just 13 when he and his 11-year-old brother started the journey from a small town in Colombia to the United States. Despite arriving as an undocumented immigrant Fernandez worked his way through some of the best schools in the country to become a top doctor in his field.

Despite decades of clinical advice that caffeine is bad for the heart, there has been little actual study of its effects. A California team said moderate consumption does not affect the performance of the heart or trigger arrhthymias.

Researchers in poor neighborhoods of Cape Town, South African tried to see if sending low-income underserved patients short text messages would improve patients’ adherence to taking anti-hypertension drugs regularly. The results were disappointing, but the strategy should be further explored, a UK team concluded.

Stroke prevention is a more urgent task for physicians treating African Americans—based on that group’s higher risk of having a first-time stroke, Alabama researchers have found.

Rapidly mounting public health concerns about the spread of Zika virus have physicians debating whether the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil should be canceled.

Could pharma bad boy Martin Shkreli become “an effective patient advocate†to halt runaway price hikes in pharmaceuticals? At a hearing looking for possibile remedies, one congressman tried to appeal to Shkreli's better self.

With doctors treating patients from across the spectrum, they are being asked to provide individualized treatment for a variety of conditions. Providing the care they need in the confines of their practice can be a challenge no matter where doctors work.

For some doctors, treating patients who are obese or overweight can take a certain soft touch that they may not be used to using in their practice

Mattel has announced a new plus-sized Barbie line. What does that say about attitudes toward obesity? Psychologists weigh in.

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a combination of elbasvir and grazoprevir (Zepatier/Merck) for treatment of adults with chronic hepatitis C infection.

In what appears to have been an unfounded report of shots fired at San Diego Naval Medical Center, workers were evacuated, SWAT teams arrived, schools went on lockdown, and hospital officials said the response was measured and appropriate.

Smoking impairs the protective response of immunoproteasome, an intracellular structure that is a key part of immune response. That is likely why smokers are at risk of developing COPD.

More than 900 physicians who subscribe to MD Magazine’s email news took the time last week to answer a seven-question survey on whether physicians should play a role in curbing gun violence. Here are the ten most passionate responses, taken from both sides

Despite what trial lawyers often allege, most cases of brain-injured newborns is not due to mismanaged deliveries, Chicago study finds.

Patient who need assistance with daily living are generally considered too frail and to have too high a bleeding risk to get intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) after they have had an ischemic stroke. According to Swiss researchers, that is not the case.

Women who get frequent migraines are likely to see these headaches increase as hormones fluctuate during the perimenopausal period.

Positive thinking, including “concentrating on [a] hedonistic future†are signs a patient with remitting-relapsing multiple sclerosis (RRMS) has accepted his or her illness, a Polish study found. Acceptance is a treatment goal because it is associated with better compliance as well as a heightened sense of well-being, researchers said.

Zika virus infection is a growing concern and diagnosis may require expensive tests. But 80% of patients do not have symptoms. The CDC outlines the challenges in a new set of Zika treatment guidelines.

Co-morbidities and previous treatment did not adversely affect the efficacy of fingolimod (Gilenya/Novartis) in reducing relapses in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, researchers found.

The new, cheap, fast and accurate gene-editing technology known as CRISPR Cas9 has the potential to virtually end the mosquito's role in spreading malaria. But since that technology could also be used irresponsibly and even disastrously to edit the human genome as well, its use is controversial.

Patients with atrial fibrillation do significantly better when catheter ablation is done quickly, Cleveland Clinic researchers found.

Tendencies to attempt suicide or to develop an eating disorder may have genetic component, a new study suggests.

The animal rights group PETA says its own legal action may have led to yesterday's US Center for Disease Control and Prevention's report on a celebrity elephant in Portland, OR that gave tuberculosis to seven humans. The group went to court to get other such reports and anticipates more revelations about TB hazards in zoos and circuses.

Just in time for the legalization of medical marijuana to take effect in New York, one cannabis distributor has gotten Kosher status for its products.

A much-beloved elephant artist in Oregon recovered from tuberculosis, but not before the microbe spread to human contacts and other pachyderms at the Oregon Zoo in Portland. THe CDC calls for better surveillance.