Nurses make up the fulcrum of the medical industry, being the first point of contact to the patient and administering care under the doctor. The influences nurses have cannot by duplicated and a new research shows that nurse-led medication monitoring are able to prevent side effects of mental health medications as well as identifying unknown side effects.

Digital technology, like smartphones and wearables, has the potential to improve cost effectiveness and quality for businesses.

Cannabis has been labeled a “gateway," but recent research shows marijuana may be more of an exit drug for people with addiction problems while also improving mental health.

Juno Biomedical has announced the partnership with Promenade Software to further develop software for Juno Biomedical's CELLTech device, which uses 30 years of cell electrotaxis research to create a device that helps stroke patients regain motor function.

As U.S. blood banks begin testing for the Zika virus, early results are showing that it remains rare, according to a recent report from The New York Times.

Land of Lincoln Health, a now-shuttered Illinois health insurance co-op, lost its legal fight with HHS after a federal judge threw out its lawsuit over payments it claimed to be owed under the Affordable Care Act’s risk corridor program.

Steep price hikes for a number of prescription drugs led to big increases in Medicaid and Medicare spending in 2015, according to data released by CMS.

While President-elect Donald Trump may be offering a compromise on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by keeping its ban on insurers denying coverage based on preexisting conditions, it’s doomed to fail if insurers can charge sick people more.