Although Zika hysteria in the U.S. was rampant over the summer and the disease entered the country, new research suggests a large-scale outbreak in the U.S. remains unlikely.

A topic article in the Journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) examines changing regulations on physicians and healthcare facilities. The move to a system of evaluation and ratings leaves the article's authors afraid that some might fear a one-star review as much as treating a patient incorrectly.

Democratic leaders in Congress are encouraging their members to hold rallies against Republican plans for eliminating the Affordable Care Act (ACA) under President-elect Donald Trump on the final weekend before his inauguration.

A new study, published in PAIN, has found that patients with substance abuse disorders and other psychiatric conditions are more likely to use opioid pain medications for longer terms.

Physicians may make better hospital leaders than managers, according to researchers writing in the Harvard Business Review, and more training programs could create more physicians capable of leading health systems.

As the next Congress and president debate how to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the American Medical Association finds itself in a weakened position to offer the physician's perspective to healthcare reform.

Toby Cosgrove, MD, CEO of the Cleveland Clinic, is reportedly a contender to run the Department of Veterans Affairs in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.

400,000 more people bought health plans through the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplace in 2016 than 2015, according to the final open enrollment figures released by HHS for coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2017.