With more than 40,000 reported Zika virus infection cases in the U.S., researchers and physicians are working harder than ever to find treatments for the dangerous virus.

Health workers are facing a major obstacle in their efforts to eradicate Zika and kill mosquitoes carrying the virus: Insecticides are no longer working.

To help create a device that will prevent people from contracting HIV and AIDS, billionaire Bill Gates has invested $140 million in Intarcia Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical company based in Boston, according to an International Business Times story.

“New year, new me” is a saying of plenty of people utter when making New Year’s resolutions. Losing troublesome weight is a common goal. New research published in Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism says that the most promising way of fulfilling your resolution is to follow a plan that requires exercise in addition to dieting.

Although Zika hysteria in the U.S. was rampant over the summer and the disease entered the country, new research suggests a large-scale outbreak in the U.S. remains unlikely.

A new study, published in PAIN, has found that patients with substance abuse disorders and other psychiatric conditions are more likely to use opioid pain medications for longer terms.

Researchers have developed a set of structured tools to decrease medical communication errors during multidisciplinary morning rounds in the hospital.

ResMed, a medical device and software company, has appointed Carlos M. Nunez, MD, its next chief medical officer.