Precision medicine: So close, yet so far away

“Just on a chemical basis, some targets are easy and some targets are hard … and the hard ones require more cost for a company."

By Meg Bryant • Feb. 25, 2016

Philips to launch new wearable biosensor

The new monitoring device is geared towards at-risk hospital patients. 

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 25, 2016

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Provider burnout

Hospitals are still struggling with provider burnout, after the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated underlying staffing issues and prompted workers to quit their jobs.

By Healthcare Dive staff

Study: Residents spend 5 hours a day on EHR documentation

The new data correlates with national survey results showing residents spend more than four hours daily on EHR data entry. 

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 25, 2016

Kentucky website provides addiction treatment information

The new website provides information on 130 Kentucky providers that treat drug addictions. 

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 25, 2016

Obama, governors outline strategies to counter opioid abuse crisis

More than two dozen states and 13 cities have petitioned the FDA to require warnings about the dangers of combining opioids and benzodiazepines.

By Meg Bryant • Feb. 24, 2016

Diagnostics CEO guilty of healthcare fraud, faces life sentence

Rafael Chikvashvili, CEO of Alpha Diagnostics, was convicted of two counts of healthcare fraud that resulted in two deaths. 

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 23, 2016

Nearly 50% of mastectomies now outpatient procedures, AHRQ report says

Mastectomies increased 36% from 2005 to 2013 although breast cancer rates have stayed stable in the same time period. 

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 23, 2016

Stroke rates higher in younger adults

Obesity rates are climbing among adults under age 50, often leading to high blood pressure and then stroke. 

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 23, 2016

HPV drops 64% in teenage girls after vaccine

Ten years after its introduction, a HPV vaccine has reduced the virus in teenage girls by 64%. 

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 23, 2016

Cash discounts for bypassing insurance stirs up debate, administrative unease

The process may provide a short-term gain for all involved, but could it hurt in the long run?

By Heather Caspi • Feb. 22, 2016

Researchers report first potential vaccine against designer opioid

Fentanyl use is on the rise as drug dealers have created variants to mix with or substitute for heroin.

By Meg Bryant • Feb. 19, 2016

Seventh Generation CEO invests in sexual wellness startup

Seventh Generation's CEO John Replogle is investing in company's founder and former CEO's sexual health startup Sustain Natural. 

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 18, 2016

UCSF uses social networks to deliver mental healthcare

Social networking is being used at the Young Adult and Family Center at the University of California San Francisco to deliver mental health services to adolescents, young adults, and veterans. 

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 18, 2016

Florida teen arrested for posing as physician, running illegal medical office

The teen had also set up a profile on Health Grades, which is no longer on the website.

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 18, 2016

ADHD drug misuse prompts spike in ED visits

The issue is due to drug diversions by those with prescriptions, researchers conclude.

By Heather Caspi • Feb. 18, 2016

Federal task force questions routine autism screening justification

Insurers could be more reluctant to cover early autism screening after the release of a federal task force's findings.

By Meg Bryant • Feb. 17, 2016

Michigan HIE invests $250,000 to coordinate Flint healthcare

A Michigan health information exchange, Great Lakes Health Connect, is partnering with the Greater Flint Health Coalition to connect providers to improve healthcare for thousands of residents exposed to lead-contaminated water. 

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 17, 2016

Healing the healers: What's being done to address physician suicide?

The medical community is slowly starting to acknowledge the importance of physicians' mental well-being. 

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 17, 2016

Researchers report dementia rates could be declining

However, the study noted the decline only applied to people with a high school education or higher.

By Meg Bryant • Feb. 12, 2016

FitBit detects altered heartbeat in woman, revealing pregnancy

What seemed like a Fitbit error at first, turned out to reveal a woman's pregnancy before she even knew. 

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 11, 2016

Google plans to delete My Tracks app

The company plans to invest in more wide-reaching mapping projects. 

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 11, 2016

AHA responds to CMS new electronic reporting rules

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services extended the public comment period from Feb. 1 to Feb. 16 for electronic quality reporting measures. 

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 10, 2016

CMS pulls memo detailing possible changes to Medicare's drug reimbursements for docs

Medicare may be planning to test changes to doctors' payments for drugs under Part B, according to a memo from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The agency said the release of the memo was "premature."

By Ned Pagliarulo • Feb. 10, 2016

U.N. report says thousands could die if WHO doesn't reform its emergency response

The World Health Organization has received criticism regarding how it responded to the Ebola epidemic and now acknowledges it needs to reform its emergency response to health risks. 

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 9, 2016

Johns Hopkins to conduct first HIV+ to HIV+ organ transplants

“This is an unbelievably exciting day for our hospital and our team, but more importantly for patients living with HIV and end-stage organ disease."

By Ana Mulero • Feb. 9, 2016