Metabolic parameters like body weight, blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels are established risk factors for cardiovascular disease. But a new study suggests it’s not just abnormal measures of these components that portend risk—significant fluctuations in these areas are independently linked to all-cause mortality, heart attack and stroke among otherwise healthy people.

Facebook is planning to double the size of its Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) division by the year 2020 and grow to have 400 employees, according to a recent report by Forbes.

An increased intake of vitamin B, paired with routine ACE inhibitor therapy, could help protect kidney function in kids and teens with type 1 diabetes (T1D), according to a study presented at the 57th annual European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology Meeting in Athens, Greece.

Thriving in the current healthcare environment is a struggle for organizations of all types and sizes, but there are a few key strategies the top performers agree are best for meeting the significant headwinds of the industry, according to a new report from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA).

Ten top Cigna executives will keep their same positions after the company's $67 billion acquisition of Express Scripts is finalized.

State-level breast density reporting laws are associated with increased breast density awareness and increased likelihood of conversations between women and their providers regarding supplemental screening, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

A group of Malawian medical practitioners, including physicians and radiographers, utilized ultrasound and tele-ultrasonography to diagnose tuberculosis in patients with HIV with 92 percent proficiency, according to recent research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Nashville healthcare company Aspire Health is still trying to identify a hacker that attacked its email system and took some patient health information, according to a report by The Tennessean.

Veterans and other individuals managing kidney disease are being asked to test a new nutrition-tracking mobile application designed to help kidney patients.

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) is urging the U.S. Congress to pass H.R. 6948, which would keep the pass-through status for diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under Medicare reimbursement.