Use Hits Record High As Medicare Opens Access To Weight-Loss Drugs

The share of U.S. adults taking GLP-1 medications to lose weight has reached a record 11%.

That’s about 40 million people — as many folks who live in California, the nation’s largest state.

A new Medicare program that began July 1 could drive that figure higher still.

Current use of GLP-1s has nearly quadruple...

Foundation Fights Medical Errors That Claim 200,000 U.S. Lives A Year

Medical error is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, and one organization believes those deaths can be stopped.

The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF), a nonprofit founded in 2012, has set an ambitious goal: zero preventable patient deaths by 2030.

"What we're asking is not rocket science," Dr. Michael Ram...

Innovative Hip Replacement Cuts Post-Surgery Risk Of Dislocation By 70%

Hip replacement surgery can dramatically improve the life of a person in chronic pain from a bum hip, but afterward patients must move carefully lest they cause their new hip to pop out of joint.

But a better-designed hip implant can reduce a patient’s risk of hip displacement by 70%, researchers reported recently in The Lancet