It’s no secret that healthcare costs are rising at a rate that far outpaces inflation. In fact, total US inflation from 2008 to 2022 was about 45%, while the amount employers spent on healthcare ...

MIT spinout Bloomer Tech is developing a wearable electrocardiogram device designed to look and feel like a bra.

New research was published this week analyzing how AI can be used to better manage medications for senior patients with polypharmacy — meaning they use multiple medications simultaneously to ...

During the early phases of the pandemic, nurses were quitting their jobs in droves, prompting major concerns about the future of the workforce as well as the healthcare industry’s reliance on ...

To address the growing physician shortage, some people argue that the scope of practice should be expanded for skilled healthcare professionals like nurse practitioners and pharmacists. American ...

You’ve heard the saying before, time and time again: sleep occupies nearly a third of our lives. From memory formation, concentration to overall wellness, the power of how we spend that 30 ...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and Herself Health, a primary care company for women over 65, have shifted their payment structure from a fee-for-service arrangement to a value-based ...

Biologic drugs are typically given as infusions that can take an hour or longer. The FDA has approved injectable versions of two biologic Roche drugs, one for multiple sclerosis and the other for ...

Accelerating clinical evidence generation is one of the most important steps the healthcare industry can take to advance personalized treatment, Amy Abernethy declared in an interview this week.

Highmark, an insurer in Pennsylvania, will now cover AppliedVR’s RelieVRx, a device for chronic low back pain, the companies announced Monday. This makes Highmark the first commercial insurer to ...

Home blood glucose monitoring was first introduced in 1980. While there were initially hurdles to overcome related to accuracy and cost, a consistent hurdle since that time has been efficient data ...

With rising claim denial rates posing a continuous threat to the financial stability of medical practices, the need for efficient claim processing has never been more critical. According to a poll ...