Surgical prehabilitation program that encouraged health risk reduction and positive psychology was associated with lower length of stay and costs after operations of high-risk patients.

Prescribing guidelines recommend the opioid overdose rescue drug naloxone for anyone taking high-dose prescription opioids, overdose survivors and people with opioid addiction. A new study shows few receive it.

Genetic testing as a determinant of future obesity is not as effective as tracking a patient’s BMI over time, a new study finds.

1 in 9 publicly insured and 1 in 11 privately insured children received low-value care in 2014, researchers find.

A new Michigan Medicine study finds families may be paying more money out-of-pocket when it comes to delivering a baby.

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Study finds teens and college-aged youth are at equal risk as their adult counterparts for opioid overdoses.

Older married couples facing multimorbid chronic diseases experienced a rise in depression symptoms over time if those conditions required different types of preventive care or risk reduction.

Life-threatening pregnancy complications found to be higher in women from rural areas vs. urban communities, a new study suggests.

Three anti-seizure medications found equally effective for treating a severe form of epilepsy in new clinical trial.

Mammograms, an essential part of breast cancer screening, could increase overall health outcomes if performed annually according to a new study.

Critical pediatric heart deaths drop by 24 percent at hospitals in collaborative consortium.

Pediatric cardiologists explore ways to remove chest tubes earlier for children after heart surgery.

ISCHEMIA clinical trial results could change strategy for patients with stable coronary artery disease.

Nearly half of older Americans think they may develop dementia, but few have asked their doctor about it.