Paula D’Amore expected to pay a little less for giving birth to her daughter in April, because she never actually made it inside Boca Raton Regional Hospital.

The American Medical Association has announced the launch of a new “health sciences” textbook for medical school students, focusing on the transition towards value-based care and the skills physicians will need to navigate this new system, including using electronic health records.

New Bedford, Massachusetts-based Southcoast Health System is forming its own independent doctors group, which means its 425 physicians will be leaving Tufts Medical Center’s network.

Cognitive decline is prevalent in 70 percent of chemotherapy patients, leading to depression and fatigue. Researchers have found that using InsightTM, an online platform of cognitive exercises, can help cancer survivors regain perceived cognitive function over a 15-week period.

RALEIGH, N.C.  ̶  Oct. 24, 2016  ̶  BeeWell, a healthcare technology company, today announced the launch of a custom app for Bariatric Specialists of North Carolina (BSNC), a leading weight loss surgery and non-surgical medical weight loss practice. BeeWell apps are designed to advance patient understanding of their medical intervention or treatments by giving them an interactive, step-by-step guide. BSNC’s app guides patients through the process of deciding about treatment options, pre- and post surgical instructions, and relevant resources along their way to a successful outcome.

CHICAGO – The American Medical Association (AMA) today introduced its latest product designed to connect physicians with volunteer opportunities and supplemental short-term work in the field of medicine. The new Physician Opportunities Portal is an interactive tool that can help physicians identify opportunities beyond their workplace that can potentially add longevity to their careers and increase satisfaction by giving back.

(New York – November 2, 2016) – Researchers in the Sinai App Lab at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed RxUniverse, the first enterprise-wide digital medicine care delivery system that enables physicians to digitally prescribe evidence-based mobile health applications to patients at the point of care.

Using smartphones and tablets before bed has been found to be very disruptive to sleep patterns, especially in children, according to a study conducted by researchers at King’s College.