Multiple Chronic Conditions Blog

CDC Site where you will find other downloadable articles and information on Preventing Chronic Disease and peer reviewed information on multiple chronic conditions.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved new labeling for Embeda (morphine sulfate and naltrexone HCl; Pfizer) extended-release (ER) capsules to include abuse-deterrence studies.

The CDC has made updates to Health People 2020 - primarly on Type2 Diabetes and Chronic Kideny Disease.

Self-management can reduce risk factors, promote adherence to medication, increase physical activity and reduced hospital re-admission rates

Twenty-three U.S. states had an adult obesity prevalence between 25% and 30% in 2013, while 18 states had between 30% and 35% and two showed a prevalence of 35% or higher, according to a CDC report.

Persistent pain in later life is prevalent, costly, and often disabling to patients.

Three new research awards — totaling up to $19.4 million over five years — will address the growing proportion of the U.S. population that has multiple chronic medical conditions.

The Million Hearts Hypertension Control Challenge was unveiled by HHS and the CDC on Wednesday to identify providers that are leveraging health IT to boost the heart health and blood pressure control.

The Affordable Care Act created the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to launch experiments in every state studying whether novel health care reimbursement models and networks can save money and improve public health.

USPSTF Releases 2014 Guide to Clinical Preventive Services