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Only half of patients seeking care for three common ailments in outpatient settings receive the right antibiotic, according to a new study.

Kaiser Permanente’s new report on the burden of violence on health systems highlights research gaps and opportunities to address the issue.

A quarter of physicians say they aren’t confident they can safely get their patients off of addictive opioids.

The healthcare impacts of climate change cost more than $10 billion in the U.S. in 2012 alone, a new analysis found.

A new study finds a 12% rise in hospital-associated Clostridium difficile infections for every 100 days of high-risk antibiotic use.

Many experts say there’s a simple piece of advice physicians should give to patients about vaping: Stop.

Medicine often doesn't recognize women and men are different when it comes to pain, leaving critical gaps in managing chronic conditions.

The Urgent Care Association recently launched an advocacy program aimed at curbing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in urgent care settings.

In 2018, the number of drug overdose deaths fell—the first time the number has dropped in the U.S. since 1990.