Internal Medicine

Emergency physicians may see an increase in heroin overdoses that are actually tied to acetyl fentanyl, a legal opiate with effects mirroring heroin.

Researchers have made several impressive advances in gastrointestinal medicine in recent years, including the use of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) to treat recurrent Clostridium difficile infection. Following the success of that approach, researchers have been evaluating FMT for the treatment of other conditions, with one team recently conducting the first randomized controlled trial of FMT to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

One-pill regiment includes abacavir, dolutegravir and lamivudine.

Researchers have manufactured a peptide aimed to block modified proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, Lou Gehrig's disease, and other conditions.

Diabetic neuropathic pain can be controlled with a low-fat vegan diet, according to research presented at the American Association of Diabetic Educators Annual Meeting.

Rescheduling hydrocodone combination products to the more-restrictive schedule II will impact clinicians and patients suffering with chronic pain, but will it have the desired effect on the misuse and abuse of these products?

A team of researchers may have identified specific risk factors explaining the association between bipolar disorder and substance abuse among teens.

Patients diagnosed with thyroid disease often use it as an explanation or excuse for neuropsychiatric symptoms; this is a form of "labeling effect."

Infectious disease specialist discusses the intricacies of the deadly virus

When it was approved by the FDA in March 2014, apremilast became the first oral medication approved for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Data from clinical trials showed it to be an effective option for patients, with a safer side effect profile than currently used PsA treatments.

A perioperative dose of pregabalin can reduce pain after an oculoplastic eyelid procedure, according to the results of a small study.

The cannabis-based multiple sclerosis drug Sativex has been recommended for use in Wales, making it the first in the United Kingdom to do so. The drug awaits final approval from the government.

With the recent approval of new hepatitis C treatments, payers are increasingly concerned with controlling costs in this category through policies that may affect treatment decisions.

The US Food and Drug Administration recently announced the approval of the KRONUS Zinc Transporter 8 Autoantibody (ZnT8Ab) ELISA Assay, a new test for type 1 diabetes.

The first two Americans to be treated for the Ebola virus on US soil became the first American patients to be discharged from the hospital where they had been kept in isolation for treatment from the virus.

The National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) recently announced a number of new programs and a five-year strategic mission for the organization with initiatives that are designed to increase research and uncover new treatments for all forms of psoriasis and psoriatic disease.

The United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is recommending Sovaldi as a cost-effective option to treat some people who have chronic hepatitis C.

As more pediatric surgical procedures being conducted as same-day procedures, parents are assuming responsibility for their children's immediate post-operative pain management.

Between developing its own pipeline of therapies for patients with hepatitis C and acquiring another company known for its work in this field, it looks like Merck is taking steps to be a larger player in HCV market.

As the 2 Americans stricken with Ebola continue to receive treatment in Atlanta, a new potential case of the deadly virus has been reported in California.

Every year, more and more Americans are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus and, according to a recent study, in the near future that number could reach close to 40% of the population.

An emerging epidemic of acute hepatitis C threatens the country's younger population, which experienced a significant hike in the number of cases during a recent 6-year period, according to a compound study that looked at trends of the disease among youth.

A new drug was given tentative approval by the US Food and Drug Administration to help patients with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

New research finds that people with atrial fibrillation (AF) who undergo radiofrequency ablation and maintain sinus rhythm are less likely than those who opt against the procedure to die of heart attack or heart failure.

As the number of people falling victim to the most recent outbreak of the Ebola Virus continues to rise past 1000, aid workers' focus has begun to shift to preventing the spread of Ebola beyond the African continent.

The massive media coverage of the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa and the coordinated efforts to keep it from spreading has created fertile ground for online scammers peddling so-called Ebola treatments.

Analysis of more than 5,000 successful electrical cardioversions performed without anticoagulation suggests that patients and doctors must act fast to minimize the chances that acute atrial fibrillation will lead to thromboembolic events.

Patients who underwent non-endoscopic trigger deactivation and cosmetic eyelid surgery reported an improvement in their migraines.

A California-based company has taken the final step toward bringing a cheaper epinephrine injection kit to the American market.

A hypertension medication was reported as being effective for treating post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, according to the results of a new study.