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Providing nonmedical services — wraparound services — resulted in a reduction in the number of hospitalizations and emergency room visits at a provider....Read More

Metformin, a longtime and low-cost drug, was as effective as gastric banding at stabilizing type 2 diabetes, though surgery is more effective for weight loss....Read More

Nearly half of women and one-third of men during their lifetime will develop neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s, dementia or stroke, according to a study....Read More

Albiglutide, a diabetes drug formerly marketed as Tanzeum, resulted in fewer cardiovascular events among type 2 diabetics with existing heart disease in a study in Europe....Read More

Researchers have determined the cancer patient’s quality of life needs to be considered when studying the effectiveness of drug trials....Read More

In an analysis of studies, researchers found violent video games are associated with small increases of physical aggression despite dueling research and theories....Read More

Women who drank an additional 50 ounces of water daily had 48 percent fewer repeat bladder infections compared with those who drank normal levels, according to a study....Read More

By tapping into the immune system, researchers have developed a way to help adult muscle tissue heal by regenerating in the lab, according to a study of mice....Read More

The FDA has approved the first treatment for patients with metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma who are not candidates for surgery or radiation....Read More

Combining a tumor-specific vaccine with an immune checkpoint inhibitor shrank tumors in one third of patients with incurable cancer related to HPV in a trial....Read More