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Several assistive surgical devices took home top prizes during this year’s Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) challenge, arranged by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) and VentureWell.

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The former director of the CDC Thomas Frieden, MD, has been arrested for forcibly touching a woman and sexual abuse and harassment, multiple news outlets reported.

After a note about a patient and her family was shared with another doctor, one physician looked at the benefits and consequences of having open medical records.

Health insurance and services provider Humana has teamed up with the University of Chicago Medicine in a value-based agreement to offer coordinated, patient-centered care to Humana’s Medicare Advantage (MA) members.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is seeking information on the 21st Century Cures Act's Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporting Program in an effort to fully implement the statute.

Feeling the pressure from the ever-growing presence of Amazon in the healthcare space, CVS Health and Walgreens are emphasizing their abilities to connect with patients face to face, Forbes reported.

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Clinlab.AI will oversee every aspect of this new-look laboratory, working to integrate it with the practice's workflows in a way that boosts patient care and speeds up treatment decisions.