American Well, a provider of telehealth to more than 70 health systems, conducted its Telehealth Index: 2017 Consumer Survey, which showed 20 percent of patients would switch from a doctor who didn't offer telehealth visits to one who did.

In response to a Chicago Tribune investigation, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is a backing of series of changes to the state’s oversight of pharmacies, including sending “mystery shoppers” to make sure pharmacists are warning customers when their prescriptions may have adverse effects when taken together. 

Banner Health and Royal Philips have released results of a pilot study on utilizing telehealth to better care for patients with chronic diseases while reducing costs and trips to the hospital.

ONE YEAR AFTER IMPLANT, 93 PERCENT OF PATIENTS WHO CONTINUED SCS THERAPY HAD LOWER AVERAGE DAILY MORPHINE-EQUIVALENT DOSES THAN PATIENTS WHO HAD THEIR SCS SYSTEM REMOVED

3D printing, capable of producing heart models, concreate buildings and prosthetics, is still rapidly advancing. Researchers have developed 3D-printing technology capable of creating human-like skin.

The Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic in San Francisco was founded in 1967 as a “refuge” for those addicted to heroin. A half-century later, it’s part of a multi-million dollar system serving 40,000 patients—but to those who work there, the counterculture roots haven’t disappeared.

As a way to combat infections after cesarean deliveries, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine conducted a study comparing the effectiveness of poliglecaprone 25 (Monocryl) and polyglactin 910 (Vicryl) in incision closure and rates of wound complications.

A study, published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, found evidence of the early stages of Ebola and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreaks through social media.