In response to a Chicago Tribune investigation, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is a backing of series of changes to the state’s oversight of pharmacies, including sending “mystery shoppers” to make sure pharmacists are warning customers when their prescriptions may have adverse effects when taken together. 

3D printing, capable of producing heart models, concreate buildings and prosthetics, is still rapidly advancing. Researchers have developed 3D-printing technology capable of creating human-like skin.

The Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic in San Francisco was founded in 1967 as a “refuge” for those addicted to heroin. A half-century later, it’s part of a multi-million dollar system serving 40,000 patients—but to those who work there, the counterculture roots haven’t disappeared.

As a way to combat infections after cesarean deliveries, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine conducted a study comparing the effectiveness of poliglecaprone 25 (Monocryl) and polyglactin 910 (Vicryl) in incision closure and rates of wound complications.

A study, published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, found evidence of the early stages of Ebola and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreaks through social media.

Anthem has reached a settlement with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to end its policy requiring prior authorization for medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction.

The ability to reproduce results of published experiments helps prove affectability in future implementation. A major project in measuring the reliability of cancer research has found a lack of reproducibility to be damaging to the advancement of cancer treatments.

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified a genetic promoter of cancer that drives a major form of lung cancer.