Rachel Lutz

Patients with multiple sclerosis who consumed 2 cans of soda per day were 5 times more likely to experience severe disability.

Sofosbuvir-based regimens for the treatment of hepatitis C were well tolerated in Asian American communities, according to a new study.

Hospital-onset C. difficile infection decreased after implementing daily cleaning, health care worker hand hygiene, patient hand hygiene, screening at admission, and patient transfer reduction.

Targeting specific transportation system across the damaged blood-brain barrier could halt MS disease progression.

Antibiotics remain a top risk factor for community associated C. difficile infection in adults.

MRI brain scans on children at high risk of multiple sclerosis may indicate earlier diagnoses and treatments.

Dietary studies for patients with multiple sclerosis have centered on vitamin D and obesity, but not overall diets.

Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infections could be a cause of travel-associated diarrhea.

Hospitalized patients with Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection are at an increased risk of colonization if they are considered frail.

Patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer are at a higher risk for mood disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety.

A majority of the children with C. difficile were prescribed at least 1 antibiotic in the 12 weeks leading up to their diagnosis.

Evidence-based medicine may improve treatment for diabetes.

Rituximab found to be safe and effective in patients with primary progressive MS.

ICER seeks comment on the effectiveness and value of disease modifying therapies for relapsing remitting and primary progressive multiple sclerosis.

ICER seeks data on the effectiveness and value of disease modifying therapies for relapsing remitting and primary progressive multiple sclerosis.

Prior research suggested that T cells become pathogenic when they encounter specific dendritic cells in the lymph nodes.

Ultraviolet light may improve research into multiple sclerosis immune response and allow for the treatment of inflammatory diseases that spares healthy tissue.

Tissue plasminogen activator deemed safe for patients who wake up with symptoms of stroke.

Beta blockers intercept the brain's signal for bone loss after treatment with fluoxetine.

Less than one-third of adults with depression receive treatment, study finds.

Current guidelines recommend delaying referrals for physical therapy, in part because previous research found that early aggressive therapy contributed to higher health care costs and did not seem to make significant improvements for patients.

Inflectra (infliximab) shows promise treating inflammatory bowel disease.

Remicade biosimilar safe and effective treating Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

Due to manufacturing delays, Pfizer is shipping only 30% of its normal monthly supply of penicillin G benzathine injectable suspension (Bicillin L-A) until July 2016.

Adalimumab took an average of four months to clear from infants’ bodies, while infliximab took an average of 7.33 months.

Bacteria frequently found deep inside the lungs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.

Targeted interventions to coordinate care could be effective improving the overall patient experience.

Big data from social media may help anticipate emergency department visits for chronic conditions.

Women who get a flu shot while they're pregnant help protect their baby from contracting the flu in the first 6 months of life, according to a new study.

Tweets about asthma could provide clues to asthma-related emergency room visits.