An innovative new development in blood testing may help some of the most vulnerable populations. The assay is able to determine an individual's blood type in just 30 seconds, a significantly shortened timeframe compared to many conventional tests that can take 20 minutes.

A team of Cedars-Sinai researchers, led by Michelle S. Keller, MPH, have received $2 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to study effective methods for physicians to discuss opioid use in chronic pain patients.

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) said the nation’s physician shortage isn’t going to get any better, projecting a shortage of between 40,800 and 104,900 doctors by 2030 in a report conducted by global information company IHS Markit.

Whether the optimal guide to hydration is eight glasses of water a day or not, new evidence suggests proper fluid levels are especially important for women in labor. A study, published in the National Center for Biotechnology Information, found those who receiving intravenous (IV) fluid had lower rates of C-sections and shortened overall labor times.

Researchers from Umea University in Sweden have developed datasets capable of mapping the 3D transfer and volume of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. The development of such technology could improve visual and quantitative information to be used as reference content for future diabetes research.

HHS has released a summary report on the failure of the Massachusetts Medicaid program (MassHealth) to secure Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) data and supporting systems within federal requirements.

Elizabeth Morrison-Banks, MD, a health sciences clinical professor at the University of California, Riverside, has received a $100,000 grant from Genentech to conduct a study in hopes of developing a telehealth program for individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Understanding how the human body reacts to infectious disease is a key step in developing new treatments. To battle the growing number antimicrobe-resistant infections and minimize costs on new drugs, researchers from Arizona State University and NASA's Johnson Space used 3D tissue models to study and develop realistic models of intestinal tissues fighting salmonella.