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European residents have access to the same health care services as U.S. residents but pay much less

Report: Why Health Care Costs Are Lower in Europe Than U.S.

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Main reason for price difference is national system that negotiates with medical providers
The addition of antiviral therapy to sorafenib is a cost-effective option compared with sorafenib monotherapy in patients with advanced hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma in China

Adding Antiviral to Sorafenib Is Cost-Effective in HCC

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More cost-effective than sorafenib monotherapy for HBV-related cancer
Nearly one-third of the antibiotics prescribed in the United States aren't appropriate for the conditions being treated

Still Too Many Antibiotic Prescriptions Being Written

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One in three prescriptions deemed unnecessary
Respiratory and viral infections in the first six months of life may increase the odds of a child developing type 1 diabetes by nearly 20 percent

Infant Viral Infections Might Raise Risk of Type 1 Diabetes

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Higher odds of type 1 diabetes in children who had respiratory, viral infections in first six months of life

April 2016 Briefing – Infectious Disease

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Infectious Disease for April 2016. This roundup includes the...
With the nation's largest health insurer exiting all but a few Affordable Care Act exchanges next year

2017 May Offer Fewer Choices for Affordable Care Act Enrollees

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UnitedHealth's exit from most marketplaces highlights health exchanges' growing pains
Younger patients do not have worse clinical presentation of acute diverticulitis

Acute Diverticulitis No Worse in Younger Patients

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They have more severe CT presentation and readmissions but not worse disease course
Health care prices vary widely across the United States

Wide Variation in Health Care Costs Across the U.S.

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Even within a state, there can be large differences in price
The first commercial test to diagnose Zika virus was approved Thursday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

First Commercial Zika Test Approved by FDA

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Quest will charge $120 for patients who don't have health insurance
The first known Zika virus-linked death in Puerto Rico was announced Friday by officials of the U.S. territory.

First Zika-Related Death in Puerto Rico Reported

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Result of severe thrombocytopenia caused by infection with the virus