Last week, President Barack Obama and his administration began taking proactive action to develop a legislation that will fight the U.S. opioid epidemic, a fight which the bipartisan House Energy and Commerce Committee has already started.

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) recently wrote a letter against a proposal from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that could give certain nurses more authority to independently practice within U.S. VA facilities.

The American Heart Association (AHA) recently released a statement about the new bundled payment models for cardiac care, which the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced.

AbbVie, a worldwide biopharmaceutical company, recently announced that it has gained approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use its once-daily Viekira XR formula to treat genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C.

Small businesses involved in commercializing health-related technologies for life science or medical industries have been invited to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) conference to learn more about funding.

President Barack Obama recently signed a bill into a law to help Tennessee improve its fight against the ongoing opioid epidemic, which has killed more Tennessee residents than gunshots or car accidents.

A recent American Heart Association (AHA) 'Rapid Access Journal Report' states that even moderate recreational physical activity can significantly decrease the risk of coronary heart disease developing in young women.

Thanks to donations from the ALS Association’s ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, scientists have made significant progress in Project MinE’s worldwide gene sequencing work, identifying NEK1 as the new ALS gene.

According to the latest American Heart Association (AHA) Rapid Access Journal Report, watching five or more hours of TV each day may increase viewers' risk of death from pulmonary embolism.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently confirmed a case of female-to-male transmission of the Zika virus in New York, but they remain mystified as to how the virus transmitted in Utah.

The American Heart Association (AHA) 'Rapid Access Journal Report' recently stated that female smokers suffer higher rates of bleeds in the brain’s inner lining than other smokers or non-smokers.

Leaders and advocates with Autism Speaks recently held a campaign march to honor the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which is designed to help countless Americans living with disabilities.

A recent study indicates that insured patients have a difficult time scheduling appointments with their preferred physicians.

Elise Banks, Miss International 2015 and National Alliance on Mental Illness ambassador, has invested the last 12 months in breaking down the stigmas that are connected to mental health.

According to the recent American Heart Association (AHA) 'Rapid Access Journal Report,' just one minute of inhaling secondhand marijuana smoke could damage blood vessels.

Eli Lilly and Company recently announced that its latest phase-two study with tau imaging agent flortaucipir (AV -1451) shows a potential connection between tau pathology tangles and the progression of Alzheimer’s.

A team of researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently developed a new drug that shows promise for limiting liver fibrosis progression in mice, which may prove useful for humans as well.

Officials of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted approval to Adlyxin (lixisenatide) to be combined with exercise and diet to treat adults who have type 2 diabetes.

The top leaders of Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), Hope for Gabe and the Foundation to Eradicate Duchenne recently expressed their support for the 21st Century Cures Act, promoting the related #CuresNow campaign.