With rates of opioid and heroin addiction rising at a dramatic rate, researchers have been trying new way to treat the addiction. Researchers at Washington State University have found that using a hyperbaric chamber relieves symptoms of opiate withdrawal, hopefully leading to an easier process of fighting the addiction.

Two state-specific studies of emergency departments said the Affordable Care Act didn’t decrease patient volume and may have made on-call specialists less available.

Apps have changed from being about farming your crops and crushing candies to helping people take control of their own health, but what are the best apps among a sea of bad ones?

Finding new ways of diagnosing diseases gives more options to both patient and doctor in detecting the disease early. Making the testing fun is just another added feature researchers have incorporated in helping to diagnose autism in children by using the iPad.

A feud between the richest nonprofit group targeting Parkinson’s disease and a Georgetown University researcher is pushing back clinical trials of nilotinib, a treatment that could reverse symptoms of the disorder.

CHICAGO – The American Medical Association (AMA) today launched an enhanced version of its Health Workforce Mapper to further help physicians and other health care providers improve patient access to care. 

Fujifilm’s ties to healthcare date all the way back to 1936, when it released its very first x-ray film. Today, Fujifilm is a large global company—it reported revenues of more than $22 billion in the last year—and its healthcare business alone was responsible for approximately $3.8 billion in revenue.

Countless studies have focused on the “digital divide” between the generations, analyzing the distance between seniors and technology. Researchers investigated social technology and how it affected the physical and mental health of older individuals.