Surgeons at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois, have performed a successful operation on a baby from the Ivory Coast born with two spines and an extra set of legs attached to her neck. 

Seniors, especially those who live alone, are at risk of injuring themselves without the ability to call for aid. Although many local police departments offer free daily check-in services, many seniors do not take advantage of this potentially lifesaving tool—but why?

A technology-sharing, cost-cutting consortium organized by the non-profit Health Sciences Library Association of New Jersey's Group Licensing Initiative (HSLANJ GLI) is expanding participation to include hospitals and medical facilities throughout the entire eastern seaboard

Stanford University has tested its version of care coordination among its own employees, identifying high-cost patients in the school’s insurance plan who were dissatisfied with their primary care, building a team around their needs to reduce referrals and keeping these complex patients away from the emergency department.

By January, there were 2.5 million more healthcare jobs than at the start of the Great Recession, with nearly two-thirds of that growth coming from ambulatory care settings.

Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) juggle many factors associated with the chronic disease. From monitoring glucose levels, medications and weight, individuals with T2D face plenty of obstacles. 

A study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, made up of international participants, found that shortening radiation treatments from eight weeks to four weeks produces similar results and patient outcomes. 

An innovative new development in blood testing may help some of the most vulnerable populations. The assay is able to determine an individual's blood type in just 30 seconds, a significantly shortened timeframe compared to many conventional tests that can take 20 minutes.