Cesarean deliveries make up for 32 percent of the four million annual births in the U.S., but do these procedures have negative side effects when chosen over vaginal births? A review conducted by the University of Alabama and published in Value in Health found women who have a trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC) or an elective repeat cesarean delivery (ERCD) face higher rates of morbidity.

Richard Miller, president and CEO of Marlton, New Jersey-based nonprofit Virtua, will be retiring at the end of 2017 after 21 years running the four-hospital system. 

The Joint Commission, working with CMS, has released a list of clarifying recommendations in response to the use of text messaging for patient care orders.

In his first press conference since July 2016, President-elect Donald Trump confirmed he favored an “essentially simultaneous” repeal-and-replace of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and said his nominee to take over HHS, U.S. Rep. Tom Price, MD, R-Georgia, will be introducing details of the plan after he’s confirmed. 

Another Suspension of Disruptive Tax Won’t Have Same Economic Impact

In rural area with no access to electricity, Manu Prakash saw a centrifuge being used as a doorstop. Walking around the village he noticed children playing with a paper and string toy and a lifesaving idea popped into his head.

Tampa-based WellCare Health Plans has named Johnson & Johnson's Timothy Trodden its new chief human resources officer. 

In what was billed as HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell’s farewell speech, she criticized several proposals to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), while challenging the Republican majorities to introduce a replacement plan if they plan to quick repeal the law.