The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) has harnessed data collected from wearble devices to develop guidelines to identifying the key indications of quality sleep.

A study, published in Current Biology, delves into using non-invasive brain stimulation to improve precise memory.

Combing old science with new developments has led to a faster method of receiving results for HIV, Lyme disease, syphilis, rotavirus and other infectious conditions.

In a study examining what specialists may charge to out-of-network or uninsured patients, radiologists, neurosurgeons and emergency physicians ranked near the top of the list of highest markups compared to Medicare rates. 

The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) has developed a set of guidelines for promoting family-centered care in intensive care units to lessen the effects of post-intensive care syndrome.

CMS has announced which clinicians and accountable care organizations are participating in four alternative payment models (APMs) in 2017: the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Next Generation ACO Model, the Comprehensive End-Stage Renal Disease Care Model (CEC) and Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) Model. 

In an effort to better dispense insulin to diabetics, scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are developing a “smart” patch that will monitor blood glucose and release insulin when levels increase.

Artificial intelligence (AI) may one day match human capabilities. While AI has advanced in speech recognition, computer vision and textual understanding, healthcare, according to commentary from two doctors, has yet to see significant benefits due to a lack of resources.