Paige Twenter

Bird flu cases in humans are ticking up as the U.S. government funnels more than $300 million into strengthening its response to the outbreak and health experts find worrisome mutations in H5N1.

Physician practices are increasingly screening for social risks such as housing instability; however, less than 3 in 10 conduct these screenings regularly, according to a new study.

Paige Twenter As health systems tinker with various virtual nursing models, cases for and against on-site programs are emerging.

Paige Twenter Corewell Health, based in Grand Rapids and Southfield, Mich., has undergone a culture transformation within the past five years, according to Kristin Jacob, MD.

Patients on dialysis who take denosumab face a 36% higher risk for major cardiovascular adverse events than patients who take oral bisphosphonates, according to a study published Jan. 6 in Annals of Internal Medicine

As Washington implements the nation's most lenient policy allowing pharmacists to prescribe mifepristone, a medication used for abortion, other states are considering following suit, The New York Times reported Jan. 7.

Pharmaceutical companies merging are thought to increase drug prices, but research from Iowa City-based University of Iowa seems to dispel this theory when the mergers are between generic drugmakers.

Tower Health's pharmacy team is spreading its medication delivery service across Pennsylvania, the West Reading, Pa.-based health system said Jan. 9.

GoodRx is monitoring seven potential FDA drug approvals in 2025, including a possible expanded label for Ozempic.

Paige Twenter A Veterans Affairs hospital in Richmond, Va., is halting all outpatient appointments, procedures and surgeries Jan. 9 and 10 after the city's reservoir system malfunctioned.