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Researchers conducting applicable clinical trials are required to post their study results within one year, but compliance with this requirement is very poor, according to a new study published in The Lancet.

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Healthcare mergers and acquisition has been on a hot streak for a number of years, but not all hospital mergers end up achieving their stated goals. For instance, hospital mergers may actually increase prices rather than decrease them, according to some studies.

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AI can help improve malaria screening in low-resource settings, according to a new study published in the Journal of Digital Imaging. The model developed by researchers is as precise as human experts—and “several orders of magnitude” faster.

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The World Health Organization has declared the novel coronavirus a public health emergency after more than 200 people have died from the illness.

President Trump is scheduled to deliver his State of the Union address on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at a time when most Americans have been focused on impeachment, the 2020 election and the coronavirus outbreak.

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Radiology researchers have been spent countless hours seeking a dose-reduction technique that provides high-quality images while still limiting the patient’s exposure to ionizing radiation as much as possible.

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The approval, made as part of a special FDA pilot program, took just 50 days.