Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created a machine-learning technique that reduces the toxic chemotherapy and radiotherapy doses for patients with the most aggressive form of brain cancer.

The combination of a lumpectomy and radiation is associated with a slight improvement in a patient’s chance of surviving noninvasive breast cancer, according to a new study published by JAMA Network Open.

Writing letters to physicians who prescribe higher than average amount of a prescription drug has helped cut back, according to new research published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Researchers at the University of Utah Health have developed high-tech tools to uncover the genetic cause of early infantile epileptic encephalopathy (EIEE), according to a press release.

The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) announced the issuance of Prior Authorization (PA) Resource Kits designed specifically for cardiologists who work with underserved minority patients.

Specifically, the kits provide prior authorization information for PCSK9 inhibitors to treat lipid disorders, direct oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention and angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors for heart failure treatment. Those three categories of drugs were commonly pinpointed as being “always” or “often” denied by insurance companies in surveys of providers.

Last week, the Kansas Insurance Department announced the state will require all health insurers to cover 3D mammograms by 2019, according to an Aug. 9 article by the Kansas City Star.

CVS Health’s takeover of health insurance giant is likely close to clearing the antitrust process with the Department of Justice, Bloomberg reported last week.

An artificial intelligence (AI) platform created at Mount Sinai Health System in New York can accurately read a CT scan and diagnose a neurological illness, such as stroke in 1.2 seconds—outperforming its human counterpart.

A technologist at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, has been fired for using a racial slur Aug. 11 at a local donut shop.