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Although therapies for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have vastly improved over the years, the infection leads to premature aging.

Pre-clinical study results appear to demonstrate the efficacy of a new long-acting formulation of the HIV medication raltegravir in preventing vaginal transmission of HIV in animal models.

Researchers explored how people aged 16 to 25 years old with inflammatory arthritis evaluate the risks and benefits of treatment. They especially wanted to focus on the patients’ assessments of biologic therapies.

Even if patients could benefit from treatment specialized epilepsy centers they may not know about the care they could receive for a variety of reasons.

Many patients diagnosed with epilepsy need specialized treatments to help manage their symptoms. While people may associate epilepsy centers with surgical procedures they can also provide other benefits as well.

Status epilepticus can be one of the most debilitating and hardest to treat neurological conditions. A potential new medication aims to help this patient population through a variety of delivery methods under development.

Video games designed to rehabilitate some cognitive deficiencies can help brain connectivity in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Why didn't dozens of young patients diagnosed with hepatitis C get treatment in Princeton, NJ? New CDC study offers reasons.

There has been no official statement on the cause of Prince's death, but there have been reports that he was ill with the flu.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)is likely underdiagnosed, Czech researchers report.

A number of everyday household products contain chemicals that can lead to obesity, a risk factor for a seemingly endless list of health conditions.

The gut bacteria in prematurely born infants provide insight into antibacterial resistance and the vulnerability of the babies, according to findings published in Nature Microbiology.

Using aspirin for long periods of time was linked to lower risk for gastrointestinal tract cancers in a retrospective, longitudinal study published in JAMA Oncology.

More than 1,000 people are treated in the emergency room for misusing prescription drugs every day, according to the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN). But a low-cost approach to preventing the misuse from turning into an overdose appears effective in a new study.

Researchers report that mindfulness meditation—unlike other cognitive-based approaches to reduce pain, such as hypnosis, acupuncture, distraction, and even the placebo effect—does not appear to utilize the endogenous opioid system to reduce pain.

Patients with hepatitis C were two to five times more likely to develop some types of head and neck cancers, according to a study conducted by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

Patient adherence to oral antibiotic therapy for skin and soft tissue infections after hospital discharge appears to be low and associated with poor clinical outcomes.

New research suggests that sleep problems may be a target for treatment of "emerging adults" with musculoskeletal pain complaints. Sleep issues in this patient group predicted chronic pain and worsening pain severity over time.

An analysis of records from the Toronto Psoriatic Arthritis Cohort concluded that baseline characteristics can help predict which patients will and will not develop erosions.

It’s been reiterated time and time again but the evidence holds true – smoking leads to worse health outcomes. However, smoking increases the risk of death in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

As contact sports come under the microscope to ensure the health and safety of players of all ages there remains a lot of work that can be done to make a level and fair playing field for everyone involved.

Exposure to violence during childhood can make perinatal human immunodeficiency virus (PHIV) even worse.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients who also have asthma are at a greater risk for severe exacerbations, a Korean study found.

Physicians, hospitals and large provider groups are beginning to understand the high costs of physician burnout.

Layoffs are tough. But, the economic downturn, lower insurance reimbursements, increased business expenses and the expectation that medical practices “do more with less†may make layoffs unavoidable.

Researchers recently found that Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV) virions move similarly to influenza within cells, and that CD4-HIV interactions may mediate type I interferon production.

Study results suggest a potential reason for the better outcomes experienced by patients with COPD treated with nasal high flow oxygen therapy compared to long-term oxygen therapy.

Top-line results from a phase 3 trial indicate that twice-daily tofacitinib 5 mg and 10 mg are both superior to placebo in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis.

THough the absolute numbers are small compared to the thousands tested, the CDC reports that over a two-month period ending in early March, 189 pregnant US women tested for Zika were positive for infection. Of those, seven had no symptoms of illness.

Researchers from Stanford University Medical Center studied patients with inadequate or unacceptable side effects associated with one or more tumor necrosis factor inhibitors or other biologic DMARDs, or both.