After terminal cleaning of ICU rooms that were contaminated with the multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, half the rooms still contained the pathogen, primarily on the floor, bedside tables,... »

ATLANTA – The experimental oral therapy ibrutinib produced dramatic responses but dodged the significant toxicity seen in conventional... »

Empiric acid suppression with the “PPI test,” widely used to assess whether upper-GI symptoms are due to gastroesophageal reflux disease, actually performs poorly as a predictor of GERD, Dr. Peter... »

“I want you to understand why you are living in one of the most exciting periods in U.S. health care,” Dr. Paul McGann, a leader of federal health care innovation efforts, said in two presentations... »

Among elderly and middle aged adults discharged from the hospital, visits to the emergency department within 30 days are nearly as frequent as are readmissions, according to a report in JAMA.

In a... »

Hospitalizations and 30-day readmissions fell for Medicare patients in 14 communities when providers there worked with local quality improvement organizations to smooth and coordinate transitions... »

Far too few U.S. adults are getting vaccinated against diseases other than flu, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Health Interview Survey.

Although... »

The ACE inhibitor ramipril substantially improves pain-free walking time and maximum walking time in patients who have peripheral artery disease with intermittent claudication, according to a report... »