PrescribeWellness and the Federation of Pharmacy Network (FPN), who have been working together over the last three years to improve pharmacists' and patients' access to healthcare, have announced that they have expanded their relationship to begin offering PrescribeWellness’ Medicare plan comparison software to FPN’s network.

Early detection can make the difference between life and death in medicine, and that’s no different for children and young adults with diabetic nephropathy. A new method developed by researchers has been proven to detect this complication of diabetes faster and in a more effective way.

Between 2007 and 2014, private insurance claims which included a diagnosis of opioid dependence increased by more than 3,200 percent, according to a new study released by nonprofit group FAIR Health.

A universal cancer cure is one of the most desired and elusive treatments in medicine. Doctors who use immunotherapy and patients own immune cells to fight cancer think they might be on the right track to finding that catch-all fix, according to the New York Times.

To stay competitive, hospitals want patients to come back if they get sick again and to recommend their facilities to their friends and family. But, as the New York Times points out, clinical outcomes are hard to measure and even harder to rank, so hospitals are turning to other metrics to prove they are the best. 

Choosing a caregiver can be an intimidating process. CaregiverUSA has developed an app that makes the selection process more inclusive and puts power back into the patient's hands.

Elderly individuals have long relied on medical alert bracelets to notify others in case of an emergeny. Now, this method is getting an overhaul thanks to researchers at Binghamton (N.Y.) University.

Websites aggregate customer reviews of restuarants, plumbers and hotel rooms. So when it comes to medical information and deciding between doctors, why can’t similar information be available to consumers?