HHS Secretary Tom Price, MD, faced a barrage of questions from Democrats about his plans for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) at a House Appropriations Committee hearing.

A cognitive neuroscientist has developed a supercomputer, trained with machine learning, to diagnose depression with 75 percent accuracy.

An investigation into Howard University Hospital by the Washington Post has found a laundry list of quality and financial issues at the D.C. facility, including paying at least $27 million in malpractice wrongful death lawsuits over the past decade.

A study published in eLife examined the effectiveness in testing blood collected by flies for traces of unknown pathogens, which is improving current predictive methods in global outbreaks. 

Debate over the Affordable Care Act (ACA) often revolves around three Rs: repeal, replace and repair. American Hospital Association (AHA) President and CEO Rick Pollack thinks after the failure of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), two more can be added: Republican and revolt.

A study spanning generations found that birth control pills may protect women against more than just unplanned pregnancies. They may decrease cancer rates as well. 

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) announced that its longtime president and CEO, Donald Fisher, PhD, died of cancer on March 26.

Physician infighting and poor scores are just some of the negative outcomes awaiting healthcare leaders who don’t adequately prepare for the new Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Speaking at the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Congress in Chicago, healthcare consultants made the case for those in the C-suite to quickly get their MIPS “game plan” in order.