Houston’s MD Anderson Cancer Center will try to combat $50 million in recent operating losses by cutting payroll by 1,000 people, including up to 900 layoffs.

While many drugs, such as buprenorphine, are effective in treating opioid addiction, little is understood about what contributes to patients failing to continue treatment in the long term. In a study published in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, researchers evaluated characteristics of patients who stuck with a buprenorphine treatment program beyond the one-year point.

With more than 40,000 reported Zika virus infection cases in the U.S., researchers and physicians are working harder than ever to find treatments for the dangerous virus.

The healthcare industry would suffer the greatest job losses due to the loss of federal funds if parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are repealed, according to an analysis from the Commonwealth Fund. 

The hospital provider fee—also known as the “bed tax”—is used in 49 states to help pay the state’s share of Medicaid funding. Anti-tax groups, however, are targeting Georgia’s 1.45 percent tax on hospital profits, which some see as a beginning of a national campaign to roll back that charge.

Being penalized under the Hospitals Readmissions Reduction Act (HRRA) led to lower 30-day readmissions at those hospitals compared to non-penalized facilities, according to a study published in JAMA.

Health workers are facing a major obstacle in their efforts to eradicate Zika and kill mosquitoes carrying the virus: Insecticides are no longer working.

Outgoing Vice President Joe Biden will continue to advocate for changes in cancer research and treatment once he leaves political office by creating a new nonprofit organization.