Technology-based health solutions, telemedicine and other electronic communication between physician and patients are gaining popularity as ways to integrate medicine, prevention and health measurements into the rest of patient’s usually technology-laden lives. 

Global health insurance and healthcare management company DavidShield has created an easier way for patients to pay their medical bills with their smartphone.

Electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve can reduce the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and inhibit cytokine production, according to a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The next edition of Apple’s operating system for iPhones will include the ability to register as an organ, tissue and eye donor through the company’s Health app.

Women who have the BRCA1+ gene mutation might also be at elevated risk not just for breast cancer, but for uterine cancer too, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Oncology.

As Zika continues to spread in parts of Puerto Rico, new discoveries about the transmission of the virus are coming out. 

Having emotionally charged conversations can be difficult for everybody, even experienced doctors who have to discuss prognoses with patients and their families.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced it will use two existing surveys to improve how it measures “widespread interoperability.”