Billing for certain patient portal messages was associated with a modest decrease in message volume in a large health system, researchers found. In the 6 months after starting to bill for some ...

Based on the researchers’ findings, gefapixant provides small benefits in cough severity, cough frequency, and cough-specific quality of life in patients with refractory or unexplained chronic coughs.

Cinacalcet treatment is associated with a modest decrease in the risk of death or major cardiovascular events among hemodialysis (HD) patients suffering from moderate-to-severe secondary ...

When patients are battling a terminal illness and want access to an experimental drug, how much evidence that it works should regulators require before approval? That’s the question behind many of the ...

A recently published study in JAMA Internal Medicine sought to determine whether a symptom and psychosocial collaborative care intervention improves heart failure–specific health status, depression, ...

On Friday, the FDA granted accelerated approval to a second Alzheimer’s disease drug in the past two years that trial data show offers modest benefits to patients. With a $26,500 annual price tag and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Xeljanz rapidly induced remission in patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis, according to results ...

PARIS, France—For stable coronary artery disease patients caught in physiology-test purgatory—where an assessment of fractional flow reserve (FFR) provides no clear clinical direction—PCI modestly ...

Modest caffeine consumption may reduce liver scarring in patients with HCV About 100 milligrams of caffeine was associated with a one-third reduction of advanced liver scarring. Modest consumption of ...

Patients aged at least 90 years undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement have statistically higher 30-day and 1-year mortality rates compared with younger patients, but the absolute and ...

The Leapfrog Group recently released its Fall 2015 Hospital Safety Score report. The report revealed patient safety improvements by 133 “straight A” hospitals were modest, according to Health ...