A deep learning technique was able to detect glaucoma with more accuracy than traditional approaches, according to a recent study conducted by IBM and New York University scientists.

Medical education, after years of sticking to a tried-and-true formula of lectures, exams and rotations, is racing to catch up with technological innovations that are reshaping the way we train nurses and doctors in the U.S., the New York Times reported Oct. 31. Virtual reality (VR) and high-fidelity simulations are leading the charge.

CMS finalized the Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program, delaying a controversial coding change that would have resulted in a payment cut for doctors.

A University of Toronto professor believes artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics will play a key role in streamlining healthcare delivery for patients, and hopes a new AI robot can lead the way.

There’s an ongoing debate about changing the name of AI’s most prominent conference that some say contribute to the field’s diversity issues and inspires sexual jokes, according to a report by Wired.

Hospitals are becoming healthier places for patients, as healthcare-associated infections among hospital patients are declining, according to a recent CDC survey published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Global health services company Cigna raised its end-of-year outlook after reporting higher revenues during the third quarter of 2018.

The Mayo Clinic and London-based virtual reality developer FundamentalVR have announced a three-year strategic alliance and joint development agreement, making the Mayo Clinic the first American medical center to institute the company’s technology.

Physicians with WellSpan Health, a Pennsylvania-based healthcare system, will now have access to a smartphone application that uses artificial intelligence to help people with diabetes.

CMS Administrator Seema Verma further waded into the debate over Medicare for all on Halloween when she tweeted an image of a "Medicare for all" T-shirt with the comment that it's the “scariest Halloween costume" of the year.