And they feel lucky. The waitlist for treatment is three months long and ever-growing, according to Shriti Patel, who ...

An inpatient treatment center for substance abuse that opened in rural Nebraska earlier this year was full within a month of opening and has dozens of requests on any given day ...

SAGINAW, MI — A Saginaw man has received jail time and probation for viciously beating a dementia-afflicted man he was supposed to care for. Saginaw County Circuit Judge Darnell Jackson on Monday, Oct ...

Pharmaceutical companies are moving quickly to embrace direct-to-patient (DTP) programs as traditional commercial models face mounting challenges. Matthew Walsh, general manager of biopharma at ...

A person experiencing a mental health crisis waited more than 100 hours for a hospital bed, a report has revealed. The lengthy wait at Colchester Hospital was exposed by the Care Quality Commission ...

Patients who want a deeper discount on obesity meds than compounding pharmacies can offer are turning to the gray market, where they buy the raw active ingredient from China and prepare it themselves.

Patients are clamoring to get their hands on obesity medications like Wegovy and Zepbound, but even with manufacturer discounts, their high prices can put them out of reach. So some patients are doing ...

A few months ago, I went to the funeral of a close friend with two mutual friends, both men. The wake was very boozy, and we ended up at one friend’s apartment for another drink and then somehow had a ...

Purpose: Studies indicate that the conventional practice of turning patients every 2 h has certain limitations in preventing pressure injuries among paraplegic patients. This study aimed to explore ...

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. (WGN) — It began with one woman’s determination to make lemons into lemonade. A decade later, that effort has blossomed into a community-wide movement helping thousands of people ...

Programs such as Meds to Bed can work in tandem with retail pharmacies to offer accessible medications for patients. What are the benefits to the patient and other stakeholders when you invest in a ...