On the day the new Congress was sworn in, U.S. Sen. Michael Enzi, R-Wyoming, introduced legislation which can begin the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

A study in JAMA Internal Medicine found hospitals can save an average of 8 percent without impacting quality in Medicare’s bundled payment for joint replacement.

“New year, new me” is a saying of plenty of people utter when making New Year’s resolutions. Losing troublesome weight is a common goal. New research published in Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism says that the most promising way of fulfilling your resolution is to follow a plan that requires exercise in addition to dieting.

President-elect Donald Trump’s selection to run HHS is on a list of Cabinet appointees Senate Democrats plan to delay for months, according to the Washington Post.  

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.