Antitrust lawsuits have been filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in an effort to block Anthem’s $48 billion acquisition of Cigna and Aetna’s $37 takeover of Humana.

The results of a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine contains some bad news for asthmatics living in certain areas. 

A new report from the Commonwealth Fund found that while most insurers didn’t turn a profit in the first year of the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges, most of those reporting losses had been unprofitable the year prior to open enrollment.

3D printing has a manufacturing process with nearly endless possibilities. From printing prosthetic limbs, toys and even chocolate, 3D printing is constantly finding new applications. Additive manufacturing may now be capable of producing a tiny camera capable of fitting inside a syringe, reports Gizmag.

Premiums for plans offered on the Covered California health insurance exchange will jump an average of 13.2 percent in 2017.

It's almost impossible to imagine a world without the Internet. Innovation continues and new technologies are developed everyday. The healthcare industry is seeing apps and devices that offer quicker care, improved results and cost reductions.

A report on privacy and security concerns surrounding new technology that collects health data, such as wearable fitness trackers, admitted regulations like HIPAA haven’t kept pace with new developments.

Boston-based biotech company Zafgen has scrapped plans to bring binge-eating disorder treatment beloranib to market after two patients in clinical trials died after developing blood clots in their lungs.