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Corlanor (ivabradine) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat chronic heart failure

FDA Approves Corlanor for Chronic Heart Failure

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Works by decreasing heart rate; first approved product in this drug class
Anti-inflammatories may help prevent many neuropathologic effects of Lyme neuroborreliosis

More Evidence Implicates Inflammation in Lyme Neuro Dz

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Study in rhesus macaques indicates causal role for inflammation in Lyme neuroborreliosis
The latest version of Apple's operating system iOS 8 allows physicians to connect with patients in many ways using the HealthKit app that collects user health and fitness data

Apple HealthKit App Facilitates Doctor-Patient Communication

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Collaborations with EHR systems, hospitals, and health plans allows greater access to medical records
Naturally occurring cross-protective T-cell immunity may protect against disease in polymerase chain reaction-confirmed influenza

Cross-Protective T Cells Could Explain Asymptomatic Influenza

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Naturally occurring cross protective T cells provide protection in PCR-confirmed influenza
A potent new designer drug called "flakka" is making headlines across the United States

Synthetic Drug ‘Flakka’ Causes Hallucinations, Fits of Rage

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Use of chemical-cousin to 'bath salts' appears to be on the rise, experts say
People with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) may be more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment at younger ages than those without SDB

Snoring, Sleep Apnea Linked to Dementia, but CPAP Helps

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Treating sleep issues may delay mental decline in older adults, researchers say
If genetic tests are only done on cancer tissue

Call for Gene Tests in Cancer to Include Normal Tissue

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Current practice of only focusing on tumor samples might adversely affect care
With respect to seropositivity

Aerosolized Measles Vaccine Inferior to Subcutaneous Vaccine

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Lower rate of seropositivity for children receiving aerosolized versus subcutaneous vaccine
Many patients still undergo routine preoperative testing before cataract surgery despite recommendations against it

Many Cataract Patients Undergo Unnecessary Pre-Op Testing

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Probability of undergoing testing mainly linked to ophthalmologist managing pre-op assessment
Medicare spending is down in year one of the Pioneer accountable care organization program

Medicare Spending Down in Year One of Pioneer ACO

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Total adjusted per-beneficiary spending down in ACO group versus control group