A new study suggests an opportunity to safely reduce opioid prescriptions to children after tonsil removal surgery.

A new study finds too-long prescriptions in 2/3 of pneumonia patients at 43 Michigan hospitals, most written as part of the discharge process, suggesting an opportunity to intervene

As health care providers push to reduce low-value care, they should put more emphasis on assessing unintended consequences, listening to patients and providers, and measuring outcomes, a U-M-led review finds.

Most of those overdosing haven’t received prescription opioids recently, suggesting a need for more opioid use disorder screening and treatment.

Targeting fluoroquinolone prescribing in hospitals is effective, a 48-hospital study shows, but many patients still get discharge prescriptions for them.

1 in 7 privately insured children and non-elderly adults among study cohort received antibiotics for cases that were not medically justified, new research finds.