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Widespread use of 4 antibiotics tied to higher C. diff risk, study finds

(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Facilitywide use of four antibiotic classes is linked to a higher risk of Clostridium

(By Megan Thielking and Helen Branswell for STAT) Health officials are still scrambling to pinpoint the cause of an outbreak

A recent survey by Nationwide found a major knowledge gap on Medicare. The survey found a surprising 79 percent of

(By Bobby Allyn for NPR) Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sunday night, just

(By John M. Gionna for Kaiser Health News) The bootleg medications were smuggled across the border and sold to mostly

(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) FORT SCOTT, Kan. — On a hot June day as the Good

(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) University Hospital patients will soon be able to use Lyft to receive free rides

According to Rx Savings Solutions, a consulting firm for health insurance plans and employers, found in the first half of

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Philip Esformes, who operated a chain of skilled nursing homes and assisted living

(By Rochelle Sharpe for NPR) When Anne Madison could no longer hear her microwave beep, she assumed that her appliance