July 2016

Study: Prescribing patterns change after states pass medical marijuana laws ()
Healthcare providers are looking to stay in touch with personalized recommendations ()
“Zapping” the cancer away ()
New screening test for biomarkers are able to determine recurrence of colon cancer at better rates ()
FTC won’t challenge West Virginia hospital merger ()
Thousands of physician sex abuse cases kept secret, investigation finds ()
U.S. Army teams with drug company to find Zika vaccine ()
Chicago reaches deal with Pfizer to disclose addiction risks in opioid marketing ()
Connecticut ACA co-op could be next to shut down ()
HHS loses in court over fixed indemnity insurance rule ()
Illinois prisoners to get $80 million mental health boost ()
Hawaii insurance provider names new medical director ()
Can low-income people get dialed into telemedicine? ()
HHS opioid actions would raise buprenorphine cap, delink payment from pain survey ()
New smartphone app allows users to seamlessly pay medical bills ()
Users will soon be able to view health records on iPhones with Apple’s improved Health app ()
Study: Stimulation of vagus nerve can improve rheumatoid arthritis ()
UnitedHealthcare sues national dialysis chain for fraud ()
New Apple OS will feature organ donor registration ()
Senate committee discusses changes to physician self-referral law ()
Breast-cancer gene mutation also raises risk for uterine cancer ()
Zika being transmitted through sex at higher rates than expected ()
Doctors, terminally ill patients often understand prognoses very differently ()
FDA-approved stomach-draining device may face lawsuit ()
ONC to use two existing surveys to better measure interoperability ()
Healthcare private equity firm acquires Symmetry Surgical ()
NIH-funded study will track Zika infections on U.S. Olympic team ()
Nonin Medical appoints new senior leadership ()
Largest generic drug company may join PhRMA ()
Thousands of patients' personal data breached at Massachusetts hospital ()
Why is healthcare the favorite prey of computer hackers? ()
Medical device company Sequana names new chairman ()
CMS finalizes rules allowing sale of claims data to providers, employers ()
ACA co-ops face big risk-adjustment charges ()
Nearly 600 U.S. clinics could be selling unregulated stem cell treatments ()
Videoconferencing tablets can save time in stroke care ()
1.6 million ACA exchange customers dropped out by March ()
athenahealth wants to be the Amazon of healthcare ()