The condition in question is sarcopenia, characterized by the progressive loss of muscle mass and strength typically seen in older adults. 

The two companies have been unable to assuage antitrust concerns raised by the Department of Justice. A magistrate will attempt to hammer out acceptable terms for the home healthcare merger at a conference scheduled for August. 

Contrary to popular misgivings, AI may be improving the human touch in healthcare. 

The National Academy of Medicine considers some pertinent ins and outs of GenAI. 

President Donald Trump has directed the Department of Health and Human Services to work with Congress on changes to Medicare drug price negotiations, with the stated goal of further lowering prescription costs.

The goal is to measure changes in a patient’s IVC area and collapsibility, which can help anticipate when heart failure events might occur. This first-in-human study included data from the first 50 patients to receive the device. 

John R. Manning, MD, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud for issuing unnecessary prescriptions billed to Medicare and receiving more than $812,000 in kickbacks.

According to new projections, the nearly 100 million CT scans conducted in the U.S. during 2023 will result in approximately 103,000 future cancer diagnoses annually due to radiation exposure alone.