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Theranos Inc., which offers cholesterol testing via skin-pricking, has acknowledged deficiencies in its Newark, California laboratory and says it has taken steps to address the issue.
A recent study of outcomes for common gastrointestinal problems finds that black people may fare better when treated at hospitals with more racially diverse populations.
The Barnabas Health and Robert Wood Johnson Health Systems merger is complete, with the new combined system having been named RWJBarnabas Health. The announcement was made late Thursday afternoon in a statement issued by the newly combined system.
Tucked in remarks the president made Tuesday on the opioid epidemic was his announcement of a new task force on mental health parity -- aimed at ensuring that people with mental illnesses and substance abuse problems don't face discrimination in the health care system.
More wages, less health insurance. In a recent survey, one in five people with employer-based coverage said they would opt for fewer health benefits if they could get a bump in their wages. That's double the percentage who said they would make that choice in 2012.
If the spate of recent ransomware attacks on hospitals across the U.S. is any indication of the future of cybercrime, it's clear that hackers are far from finished in pushing boundaries and wreaking havoc on healthcare. The new ransomware, PowerWare, is the latest example.
A group of researchers has proposed a method for making expensive treatments for cancer, hepatitis C and other rare diseases more affordable: healthcare loans. They effectively work like a home mortgage and spread out payments for expensive treatments over time.
The rate of security incident disclosures in 2015 surpassed those of 2014, according to the second annual BakerHostetler Security Incident Response report. What's more, healthcare tops the list for frequency of data breaches.
The Mayo Clinic's Florida campus will invest $100 million in major construction projects, with the first one slated to begin this summer. The world-renowned health organization will start the build on what it calls a "destination" medical building, providing integrated services for complex cancer, as well as neurologic and neurosurgical care.
Many states -- including some that have been hardest hit by the opioid crisis -- don't know how many of their youngest residents each year are born physically dependent on those drugs.