The online stress management system STREAM improved cancer patients' quality of life following diagnosis, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Researchers from Utah State University have developed a webcam with specialized software capable of measuring a person’s heartbeat.

For-profit hospitals’ struggles with declining admissions will be made worse if more states enact work requirements in their Medicaid programs, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings.

Brittany Cloyd went into the emergency room in July 2017 with a worsening fever and stomach pain, she told Vox. The 27-year-old's family thought it might be appendicitis. Instead, she was diagnosed with ovarian cysts, a condition her insurer, Anthem, said wasn’t worth a trip to the ER—so it wouldn’t cover her $12,596 hospital bill.

Hospital groups have sued CMS to reverse $1.6 billion in cuts to Medicare payments made under the 340B drug discount program, but a new study from Avalere said only 15 percent of facilities will see a net payment reduction thanks to redistributing those funds under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS).

Smart glasses could be a feasible tool in detecting concussions and improving critical decision making, according to a study published in JMIR mHealth and uHealth.

2017 will go down as the year mergers and acquisitions activity “shook the healthcare landscape,” according to a report from Kaufman Hall, with more deals worth $1 billion or more being announced than in any prior year.

Boston’s Partners HealthCare and Providence, R.I.-based Care New England have agreed to enter into a definitive merger agreement, though one has not yet been signed nine months after the systems began exclusive negotiations.