Facebook founder and multi-billionaire Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, MD, have undertaken the Herculean task of eliminating all disease in the world by the end of this century. 

Members of Congress don’t believe Mylan CEO Heather Bresch’s claim that the company makes only $50 profit per EpiPen, an autoinjector for allergic reactions which has shot up 400 percent in price since Mylan started selling it.

Several trends in Americans’ health are contributing to the increased demand for orthotic and prosthetic practitioners, according to a new study by the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists. 

The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) may have new ammunition in their fight to keep Anthem and Cigna from merging: the companies’ own behind-the-scenes bickering. 

The American Medical Association has spoken out against the proposed Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana mergers before, but the organization went further in a new analysis on how the consolidation of major insurers could affect competition. 

According to Kaiser Health News, more and more people are buying gap insurance plans, or “insurance for [your] insurance,” as one customer described it. 

Only some doctors are qualified to prescribe certain drugs that help patients deal with withdrawal symptoms or overdose dangers from opioids. But they might not be treating as many patients as possible to make a dent in the nation’s opioid crisis.

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) elected its board of directors for the next year at its annual meeting in Orlando.