The number of working age Americans with hearing loss has decreased, a finding revealed in a new paper from federal researchers, reports The New York Times.

In a survey of 57 medical boards in U.S. states and territories, telemedicine was the most common choice when ranking the most important regulatory topics in 2017. 

As a leading cause of hospital admissions through the emergency department, upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) could be avoided with the use of capsule endoscopy. 

LifeScan, one of Johnson & Johnson's diabetes care companies, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the integration of its wireless OneTouch Verio Flex blood glucose monitoring system with WellDoc's BlueStar diabetes management platform.

The Georgia Department of Community Health has approved plans for a $603 million expansion of Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, including a 16-story tower.

HHS pushed back the deadline for customers to buy coverage on the Affordable Care Act (ACA)'s federally run insurance exchange, giving buyers until Dec. 19 to pick a health plan which will go into effect in the new year.

High levels of smoking and poverty contributed to Mississippi being ranked 50th in the 2016 edition of America’s Health Rankings from the United Health Foundation, which also identified some national trends which could reverse recent gains made in other categories of health.

WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 15, 2016 — DuPont Industrial Biosciences today announced receipt of a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support a new area of research. The research project, which commences immediately, aims to create new production systems to enable affordable, protein-based biologic medications, such as antibodies.