Researchers from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, is working to develop a new type 1 diabetes therapy that may lead to the long-term reversal of the disease in humans—and man's best friend.

Nearly 20 percent of U.S. hospitals are at risk of potential closure or are in weak shape, according to a recent report from Morgan Stanley.

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors, an independent nonprofit organization authorized by Congress, has approved $85 million for 16 new studies to improve care and outcomes for several conditions.

More than 100,000 individuals across the nation learned about hands-only CPR through training kiosks since the American Heart Association (AHA), along with Anthem Foundation, launched its program in 2016.

A locum radiologist working at Mayo University Hospital in Castlebar, Ireland, reportedly failed to read an elderly woman’s CT correctly upon her admission in September 2017, missing a rectal tumor that killed her two weeks later, the Mayo News reported this week.

The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued updated cervical cancer screening guidelines Aug. 21 that stated a human papillomavirus (HPV) test alone is as effective as the commonly used Pap smear.

The publicly available prices of 30 frequently prescribed cardiovascular drugs don’t necessarily correlate to clinical value, according to a new study. Some drugs were both cheaper and more effective than alternatives, while others were more expensive and associated with poorer outcomes.

Amyloid PET could be a useful diagnostic tool for patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or suspected Alzheimer’s, according to a study published this summer in JAMA Neurology, yielding changes in diagnosis, treatment decisions and physician confidence regardless if scan results are positive or negative.

Online retail giant Amazon has made another splash into the healthcare pond by hiring cardiologist Maulik Majmudar, MD.

An agreement for Cerner to take over the information technology department at a Texas hospital was approved last week, according to a report by the Odessa American.