Some physicians are finding financial and overall quality-of-life benefits to being locum tenens instead of taking on full-time positions—and they’re finding plenty of hospitals in need of their services.

Novartis, producers of innovative healthcare solutions, has announced the launch of its elevateMS study. The study aims to utilize a mobile application for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) to collect sensor-based data to improve research.

Researchers from the University of Washington have developed a smartphone application capable of screening for pancreatic cancer through taking a 'selfie.'

Ground will be broken on the new Saint Louis University Hospital and ambulatory care center on Aug. 31, a project which is expected to cost $550 million.

Narrow network plan designs aren’t just becoming the norm on the individual market. In 2018, up to half of large employers will either consider or have already implemented such plans, according to Forbes’ Bruce Japsen.

Doctors, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals are heading back to school at Cedars-Sinai, joining the first class of a new, accredited master’s degree program in health delivery science, offering an advanced curriculum focused on measuring and improving the value of healthcare.

Immunizations for the flu, smallpox and polio are essential in protecting against dangerous diseases. Now, widespread opioid addiction has pushed researchers to develop a vaccine against the effects of overdose and misuse.

Plastic surgery researchers have utilized augmented reality (AR) to create 3D simulations in facial reconstructive surgery. The study, published in the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open, examined the benefits of using the AR system during plastic surgery.