Broadening clinician access to the health histories of patients’ parents and grandparents would help ward off or better treat numerous chronic illnesses common to middle-aged adults in the U.S.

Going by private health-insurance data, national telehealth utilization dropped 12.5% this spring, slipping from 5.6% of claims in March to 4.9% in April.

With the U.S. opening approved COVID-19 vaccines to those 12 and older, teenagers are opting in on inoculations. 

More than half of healthcare workers reported at least one adverse mental health condition tied to the public health crisis caused by COVID-19, new data from the CDC reveals.

Physician residents and emergency care teams face higher risks of both verbal and physical assault while on the job, according to a recent study published in Annals of Emergency Medicine.

With AI-inclusive devices routinely earning regulatory approval for use in clinical settings, the time seems ripe for helping technology translators talk above the din of visionary futurists.

The algorithm measures the amount of fat surrounding a person's heart, using that information to create an accurate diabetes risk assessment. 

Part of the problem also involves storing images via the DICOM format, which can be exploited to falsify scans, install malware and sabotage research.