While COVID-19 was dominating the headlines in March and April, other causes accounted for 35% of excess deaths in the U.S., according to findings published July 1 in JAMA.

Despite the growing number of patients using such technology, only 21% are talking with their providers about how to correspond digitally, and it may be hindering more widespread adoption.

Decontaminating PPE for frontline healthcare workers—and potentially astronauts—is the mission as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration tests two new ways to sanitize reusable masks during the coronavirus pandemic.

An influential writer in the Green Mountain State who’s lived there since the 1940s is calling for the culling of its hospital network.

Despite healthcare providers reopening their offices, 40% of Americans say they are still delaying medical care due to the pandemic and risk of contracting the virus.

The number of COVID-19 infections is likely ten times higher than the reported numbers, which could put the number of cases in the U.S. at 23 million, according to CDC Director Robert Redfield, MD.

The report comes as confirmed cases continue to rise in certain parts of the country. If that surge continues, the pandemic's financial impact “could be even more significant.”

Researchers at Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center are sharing insights they gained while building a locally focused, AI-aided model for anticipating COVID-19’s next moves.  

The COVID-19 crisis has worsened or exposed myriad problems in healthcare delivery. One is the way patients find physicians and hospitals. AI can help with that.

Led by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, their PRICE Transparency Act comes after a judge recently struck down an industry challenge to the new rule, set to take effect in January 2021.