After trying to understand how a drug, hydralazine, works at a molecular level, the researchers discovered that it blocks a certain oxygen-sensing enzyme. They later discovered that the same enzyme ...

A new analysis of U.S. healthcare wages before and after the COVID-19 pandemic found modest narrowing of pay gaps across jobs, education, race, and gender. The study was published recently in Health ...

Sen. Bill Cassidy on Monday proposed replacing enhanced ACA premium tax credits with pre-paid health savings accounts. The Louisiana Republican's proposal comes as lawmakers scramble to find a remedy ...

Sutter Health announced plans on Monday for a new flagship medical center in Santa Clara, part of a multibillion-dollar investment to expand healthcare access in Silicon Valley. The centerpiece of the ...

Rising volumes aren’t resulting in stronger margins as many organizations are finding little to no relief, Kaufman Hall's latest report shows.

The nation's 20 state Obamacare exchanges appear poised to quickly update premiums if Congress passes a straightforward extension of enhanced subsidies when it votes on the matter next month. But ...

Aetna’s new "level of severity inpatient payment" policy is now set to take effect Jan. 1, 2026, the company recently announced, along with providing additional details about the policy. The policy ...

At health systems, hospitals, and medical groups, there are two primary strategies for addressing physician burnout: ...

CNOs must do their best to include frontline nurses in change management and consider how change will impact their daily ...

Scientists are trying a revolutionary new approach to treat rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus and other devastating autoimmune diseases — by reprogramming patients’ out-of-whack immune ...

Chatbots are cheap, always available, superficially empathetic — and sometimes wrong. Some have concluded they’re a risk worth taking.

A New Bern eye surgeon who is challenging North Carolina's laws that cap the kinds of medical services, facilities and equipment that can be offered in geographic regions of the state will take his ...