Sara Karlovitch, Assistant Editor

In response to the crisis, Medicare relaxed its rules and regulations surrounding telehealth services in order broaden access, allowing residences to receive care without having to risk travel to a health care facility.

A flu vaccine is especially important this year, as it can prevent a “twindemic” with COVID-19.

Cancer deaths are expected to spike due to COVID-19.

The drug, which is approved for use in Japan and China, may help those with mild-to-moderate COVID-19.

Sutab tablets provide an alternative to traditional liquid bowel preparation, which is hard to complete for some patients.

A new scoring model is helping to determine the risk of hospitalization and death for patients being treated for COVID-19 in outpatient clinics such as urgent care centers.

Invermectin 0.5% is a topical lotion available OTC to treat head lice.

Targeting the virus’s stem, not the head, could be the answer.

Investigators found that using telemedicine can improve patient experience.

Lower doses of zinc provide similar results while reducing vomiting.

Internal medicine providers were 1.6 times more likely to prescribe PrEP than infectious disease practitioners.

Flu vaccination may introduce proteins used by the body to learn how to fight Alzheimer disease later on.

Drops of cysteamine ophthalmic solution are applied 4 times a day.

Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Google searches for anxiety have climbed 17%.

The FDA has approved olicerdine (Olinvyk, Trevena) for use in patients with severe pain who require an IV opioid when alternative treatments prove to be inadequate.

More than 91% of the worldwide population lives in areas where air quality does not meet World Health Organization guidelines.