Jennifer Barrett, Assistant Editor

Most older adults don’t talk to their health care provider about sleep difficulties, even though more than one-third reported using some type of medication to help them sleep at night, according to results from the National Poll on Healthy Aging.

Surging rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis have affected new populations nationwide.

Officials with the FDA have approved abemaciclib (Verzenio, Eli Lilly), for the treatment of adults with certain advanced or metastatic breast cancer.

Coffee drinking can cut down risk of all-cause mortality in patients with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) by half, according to a 5-year study published in the Journal of Hepatology.

The number of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) reported in the United States has reached a record high.

FDA requests additional evidence to prove oxycodone hydrochloride extended-release tablets' abuse-deterrent potential for oral and nasal routes of administration.

Officials with the FDA have rejected Intellipharmaceutics’ abuse-deterrent Oxycodone Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets (Rexista), the company announced in a press release.

Patients taking buprenorphine and methadone with benzodiazepines or other central nervous system depressants should be closely monitored.

FDA officials have issued a drug safety communication advising that buprenorphine and methadone should not be withheld from patients taking benzodiazepines or other central nervous system (CNS) depressants.

Exposing infants to high indoor levels of certain allergens may have a preventive effect on the development of asthma

Early life exposure to pet or pest allergens may reduce the likelihood of asthma development in young children, according to a recently-published study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.1

Opioid-associated problems have become increasingly prevalent in children.

A rare but potentially serious bacteria known as Brucella RB51 has been found in raw milk products from a Texas dairy, according to a CDC press release.

Live varicella-zoster vaccine is adequately immunogenic in patients with rheumatoid arthritis starting treatment with tofacitinib.

The live varicella-zoster vaccine is adequately immunogenic in patients with rheumatoid arthritis starting treatment with tofacitinib, according to results of a recently-published study in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

The researchers concluded that low market competition levels produced a greater correlation with drug prices in lower-priced drugs compared with higher-priced drugs.

Human papillomavirus vaccine rates are on the rise among US teens but more work is needed.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine rates are on the rise among US teens but more work is needed to get more teens vaccinated.

Officials with the FDA have announced the approval of Vabomere (Rempex) for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI).

Several studies found the nasal spray flu vaccine is less effective than the injectable vaccine.

Officials with the FDA have approved a new indication for liraglutide (Victoza, Novo Nordisk).

Officials with the CDC have published recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines for the 2017-2018 season.

Without the nasal spray as an immunization option for influenza, vaccination rates in children dropped in the 2016-2017 season, according to new data published in Vaccine.

For HIV-mixed status couples attempting conception, prior effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) can profoundly reduce the risk of sexual transmission of the disease, according to a report published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

For the first time, epilepsy rate estimates have been available for every state, totaling in at least 3.4 million individuals living with the disorder.

The FDA has approved a new fixed-dose combination treatment for hyperuricemia in patients with uncontrolled gout.

As flu vaccinations become available, the results of a recent survey suggest Americans are increasingly likely to receive their flu vaccination this year.

Population growth and aging cause increase in disease burden from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

The prevalence of lung conditions worldwide has increased, despite the overall decrease in the prevalence and death rates for asthma between 1990 and 2015, according to the results of the 2015 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study.