For patients without known heart disease, the diagnostic yield of coronary angiography appears to be low, researchers found.

Two reports this week suggested that whole-genome sequencing may soon become clinically useful, not just a research tool.

The antiparasitic drug ivermectin (Stromectol) is more effective than malathion lotion for treating infections of drug-resistant lice, a new study found.

Bisphosphonate drugs for osteoporosis do not seem to increase the risk of femoral fractures, the FDA announced, though the agency will continue to evaluate the possibility.

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Senate has voted 62-36 to approve a $138 billion bill that would, among other things, stave off planned cuts to Medicare reimbursements until Oct 1.

BETHESDA, Md. (MedPage Today) — A National Institutes of Health consensus panel has recommended that pregnant women and their care providers use evidence-based decision-making to determine whether a trial of labor and possible vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC) would be appropriate.

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) — The vast majority of spinal procedures using bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) involve off-label uses, researchers found.

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA has approved a new indication for botulinum toxin type A (Botox) as a flexor muscle spasm treatment for the elbow, wrist, and fingers in adult patients.

MIAMI BEACH (MedPage Today) — More than half of patients with locally advanced or metastatic basal cell carcinoma responded to an investigational signal transduction inhibitor, data from a phase I clinical trial showed.

Vaccinating healthy kids effectively protects the entire community against flu, a prospective randomized trial affirmed.