Engineers from Rutgers have developed a “4D printing” method using a smart gel that could be used in producing living structures within the human body, soft robotics and targeted drug delivery. Findings were published in Scientific Reports.

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have reprogrammed cells from urine in producing artificial adrenal glands, according to a study published in Cell Reports.

The partnership among Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase to address the “hungry tapeworm” of rising healthcare costs may be a major disruption for the industry’s traditional participants. It could be just another employer-led initiative limited to benefitting workers within those companies, according to financial analysts.

While physicians have often blamed the meaningful use (MU) program for worsening their administrative burden and taking time away from patients, family physicians did believe more than half of the MU criteria was useful.

Recovery Force - a medical device company focused on enhancing circulation and accelerating recovery from surgery or injury through the use of its patented active compressions™ technology platform, announced today a collaboration with Mayo Clinic

Chicago-based Outcome Health has settled with its major investors over allegations it provided false information, but the deal forced co-founders CEO Rishi Shah and president Shradha Agarwal to step down from day-to-day operations.

High-deductible health plans and the need to avoid expensive sites of care are driving the move towards consumerism in healthcare. What kind of impact it will have, however, won’t be immediately apparent, according to Wayne Smith, CEO of Community Health Systems.

Researchers have developed a wearable patch capable of tracking cardiac activity and examining the user's heart failure status.