Cancer death rates achieved their largest one-year drop between 2016 and 2017, according to the latest data from the American Cancer Society, which published the findings in their journal.

Hospital charges are on their way up, driving up private payments that are already significantly higher than public payments, according to a new study published in Health Affairs. However, the widening gap between private and public payments appears to be slowing down.

Lunit, a medical software company based out of South Korea, has completed a Series C funding round worth $26 million.

Kaiser Permanente, a major nonprofit health system based in California, has partnered with SEUI-UHW to launch Futuro Health, a $130 million nonprofit organization.

A handful of major drugstore retailers are suing Ohio doctors over their role in the national opioid abuse and overdose epidemic, claiming pharmacies alone shouldn't be found liable in litigation.

UPMC Health Plan, a health plan owned by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, has launched a new social impact initiative to address social determinants of health and reduce health inequities in underserved communities.

Walgreens has hired Kevin Ban, MD, as its new chief medical officer, the company announced Jan. 6. Ban comes to Walgreens from Athenahealth, where he served as CMO.

The scientific journal that published guidelines bucking conventions about the associated heart health risks of consuming red meat has issued a correction after it failed to disclose meat industry ties to the research.