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After a colorectal cancer diagnosis, patients may experience low rates of job retention, according to a research letter published in JAMA.

Agency to take measures to fight opioid abuse epidemic while protecting appropriate access to vitally important pain medications for the patients who need them.

When more and more women with fibromyalgia began seeking care for pelvic pain syndromes, researchers from Oregon Health & Science University set out to examine the connection in a larger group of patients.

The risk of death due to comorbidity after hospitalization for community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is substantial, a Norwegian follow-up study has confirmed.

In the US, the prevalence of smoking among people with HIV infection is roughly three times that of the general population. Researchers in Texas and New York reviewed the studies and found the most successful smoking cessation strategies for this group.

Through 30 years of research HIV has gone from being a death sentence for patients to something that can be more of a chronic condition. Antiretroviral therapy has been a key part of that fight and now there is more good news about this treatment option.

In this op-ed, specialty medicine experts address the value of biosimilars in specialty care. Value, they write, is a "three-legged stool supported by efficacy, toxicity and cost."

There must be uninterrupted supply of approved biosimilars and safety should be an utmost concern on all levels, CreakyJoints says.

"I remain cautiously optimistic that competition will improve patient access, as I support formal postmarketing surveillance in the form of registries as I welcome CT-P13."

An FDA committee has recommended approval of CT-P13 (Remsima), a biosimilar version of infliximab, for rheumatoid arthritis and other conditions.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) started out as a good idea. But, many medical professionals have started to read too far into HIPAA, making doctors’ jobs more difficult and, in some cases, affecting current and future patient care.

Low back pain can be prevented with a combination of exercise and education.

Not only do children born with microcephaly have smaller-than-normal brain and head size, but the Zika virus-associated condition is suspected to cause ocular problems as well.

Researchers have discovered new Lyme disease-causing bacteria, Borrelia mayonii (B. mayonii) in the upper Midwest. Infection may trigger nausea, vomiting, and a more widespread rash, officials say.

Yoga and pulmonary rehabilitation methods are effective for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease according to findings of Indian study.

The elusive “viral reservoir†has been seen by many as the last barrier to a cure for HIV infection since the 1997 discovery of the virus’ ability to lie dormant in certain long-lived cells. Chicago researchers have found that the virus can lurk in the lymph nodes in thriving colonies. The finding could lead to a new drug target that could cure AIDS instead of just managing it.

A recent study showed one trigger for multiple sclerosis (MS) might the death of brain cells that make myelin

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.

Johns Hopkins University has been granted approval from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to be the first hospital in the country to perform HIV-positive to HIV-positive organ transplants.

A cluster of locally-acquired dengue cases in Hawaii has led to a state of emergency.

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.

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is becoming more resistant to a drug used both to prevent and treat infection.

Some patients with multiple sclerosis could be treated with stem cells, researchers report.

Drug trials will not work if participants do not use the products being tested—particularly if researchers do not know that their subjects are not adhering to their regimens. AIDs prevention researchers offer lessons from the field.

Tailoring treatment of patients with breathing problems to rigid protocols for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma is an outmoded approach, an international group of researchers conclude.

With the spread of Zika virus rating as a "public health emergency" by the World Health Organization, another emerging mosquito-borne illness is worrying rheumatologists: chikungunya.