As patient ratings continue to gain traction in healthcare, sites like Yelp are contributing to the improvement of patient care, according to a new report from the New York Times.

Researchers have found that the venom from a species of marine cone snails could provide a faster-acting insulin than that produced by humans.

Apps that give people a head start in taking early detection into their own hands have been flooding the market for a wide range of diseases and now Flutter Health is bringing endometriosis into the fold.

Lima, Peru – Christopher L. White, senior executive vice president and general counsel of AdvaMed (the Advanced Medical Technology Association), issued a statement following the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Ethics for Small- and Medium-Sized Companies Forum.

Obalon Therapeutics has received approval from the FDA for the Obalon Balloon System, an ingestible inflatable balloon for weight loss.  

Hospital system HCA is acquiring Mobile Heartbeat, a developer of smartphone applications that improve clinical workflow and team communications.

The last few years have not been kind to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with stories about scheduling delays, long wait times and lack of patient access. As a way to deal with such issues, VA medical centers are implementing lean processes. A new study published by JAMA Surgery evaluated just how efficient these lean processes are, and if the VA is up to the challenge of caring for a growing number of veterans.

Between 2012 and 2015, the number of physician practices owned by hospitals or health systems rose by 86 percent, resulting in a quarter of all medical practices being hospital-owned.