The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the marketing of a mobile medical application for patients with substance use disorders (SUD). Used in conjunction with outpatient therapy, the app can help treat those with alcohol, cocaine and other SUDs. It is not intended for opioid dependence.

Researchers have developed a prototype software application using Google Glass to deliver social-skill coaching to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Findings were published in Frontiers in Robotics and AI.

CMS has released the design of the new Medicare cards which beneficiaries will begin to receive next year, containing a randomly assigned number to replace the current one based off a patient’s Social Security number.

Taking a pill is probably the easiest method to getting well, and recent innovations have pushed the potential of the pill to control pancreatic cancer.

Independent healthcare accreditor URAC and Telemedicine Magazine will host the Telemed Leadership Forum 2018: ROI of Telehealth, March 27 – 29, 2018 at the Renaissance Washington, DC.

Health information exchanges (HIEs) could save billions in Medicare and Medicaid spending, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Notre Dame.

Not getting enough sleep is a common occurrence for college students—but those with insomnia could experience reduced paranoia and hallucinations with digital cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), according to a study published in The Lancet Psychiatry. 

A “governance issue” which couldn’t be resolved is being blamed for the abandoned merger of Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, according to the Hartford Business Journal.