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Technology has improved a lot throughout the medical field which has helped patients with a variety of conditions. For those with congenital heart issues that can mean getting advice and help they need even when the doctors are not near their location.

When young patients 20 or 30 years ago were diagnosed with a congenital heart condition they had no way of knowing how long they would live. Now the question is what happens when they live as long as the rest of the patient population.

England's National Health Services has increased its budget for new hepatitis C drugs to a whopping £190 million, amounting to nearly 215 million US dollars (at current exchange rates) and more than triple the amount allotted last year.

A new study shows the autism risk is higher not just in older parents but in couples with a big gap in their ages. Teen mothers also have a higher risk.

Two more US senators have signed on to sponsor a bill addressing the rising prices of some generic drugs. The measure would penalize manufacturers when prices rise faster than inflation. The office of the US Inspector General for Health and Human Services also announced last week that it will soon begin a study of those increases.

Researchers will evaluate the safety, pharmacodynamic profile, and immunogenicity of pegsiticase for the treatment of painful refractory and tophaceous gout.

With an aging population more and more people are likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. That can mean not only more issues for them, but also their loved ones and caretakers as well.

For many years research of alzheimer's disease was stuck on the role of amyloids in the condition. That discussion has shifted rapidly recently and continues to develop going forward.

While understanding alzheimer's disease has improved over the past year, finding therapies for the condition has taken longer but is now moving forward.

The field of research for alzheimer's disease has changed drastically in just over a year as more is learned about amyloids and their role in patients developing the condition.

A comprehensive review has compiled and summarized all current information about pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of the various subsets of myositis.

Evidence proves that a commonly prescribed drug is able to wipe out multiple potentially deadly antibiotic-resistant infections.

More than 70,000 patients participated in a clinical trial designed to determine the hazard risk of developing psoriatic arthritis (PsA) following physical trauma in patients with psoriasis.

The novel drug ixekizumab has been found to clear psoriasis symptoms, according to results from a clinical trial led by researchers from the University of Manchester.

Is the prevalence of undiagnosed PsA high enough to recommend dermatologists and other clinicians who treat patients with psoriasis to also screen those patients for psoriatic arthritis?

For the first time, a direct biophysical link has been identified that connects chronic pain with mental health and substance abuse.

Researchers have identified a set of rules that determine which molecules can trigger immune system vulnerability to common autoimmune disorders like lupus and psoriasis.

Although a recent study confirmed that the Ebola virus (EBOV) is no more or less deadly than it was 40 years ago, it has also been confirmed that its progression rate has changed.

Aerosol foam calcipotriol/betamethasone diproprionate (Enstilar/LEO Pharma) has been shown to successfully and rapidly relieve itchiness and improve itch-related sleep loss in patients suffering from psoriasis vulgaris (plaque psoriasis).

Spicy food may hold more power than just adding a little zest to a meal. Researchers have uncovered a key interaction that is responsible for the sensations of pain and heat.

Results from a novel phase 3 study show treatment with adalimumab (Humira/AbbVie) produces favorable outcomes in young patients with plaque psoriasis.

It is well known that smokers and drug users are plagued with varying health issues. Supporting this idea is a University of Buffalo (UB) study, which has not only found that they visit the emergency room (ER) at alarming rates, but also disputed that people are bypassing primary care practices for hospital care.

A 15-year analysis of ticks has shown a change in their migration patterns, which was linked to fluctuating disease risks.

A recent study looked at whether metabolic syndrome confers a greater cancer risk than the sum of its individual components and component associations, and whether it is a useful predictor for future cancer risk.

What if obesity isn't necessarily a result of an imbalance in energy consumed compared to energy expended, but a much more complicated problem related to gut microbiota (among other things)?

Investigators at Toronto Western Hospital deemed an existing - but not widely used - augmentation therapy effective at treating genetically-motivate emphysema.

Post-mastectomy neuropathic pain can be reduced in nearly one-third of women if the right assessments are completed.

Researchers say over-expression of key proteins may cause the overproduction of mucus that is observed in airway diseases.

The overall cost of rheumatoid arthritis treatment has dropped over the past decade in Germany. Researchers there say several factors are driving the trend.

Minimally invasive intervention is an effective alternative to current regional anesthetic techniques for the management of post-operative thoracotomy pain.