Women who have the BRCA1+ gene mutation might also be at elevated risk not just for breast cancer, but for uterine cancer too, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Oncology.

As Zika continues to spread in parts of Puerto Rico, new discoveries about the transmission of the virus are coming out. 

Having emotionally charged conversations can be difficult for everybody, even experienced doctors who have to discuss prognoses with patients and their families.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced it will use two existing surveys to improve how it measures “widespread interoperability.”

Medicare and private sector claims data will be permitted to be sold or shared to organizations which will use the information to improve care, as long as those recipients follow privacy and security requirements laid out in newly finalized CMS rules.

A clinical study testing mobile videoconferencing between a physician and stroke patient being transported to the hospital was found to be 98 percent as accurate was a bedside visit.

You can use the apps on from phone for almost anything but you might want to think again when using them to avoid pregnancy.

To increase participation in clinical trials by Hispanics, Texas A&M University is partnering with Driscoll Children’s Hospital based in Corpus Christi, Texas, to create a new center dedicated to providing better healthcare to Hispanic populations.