Xylazine is a sedative intended for animals such as horses and cattle, but it is increasingly being found mixed with strong opioids such as fentanyl.

When should a clinician tell a patient they have a gene variant that appeared incidentally but may have ramifications for cardiovascular health?

Dutch woman Murial van der Draaij first launched the effort, characterizing the traditional compression exam as "torture." 

“Medications shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg, metaphorically or literally,” says Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost “Insulin is just a symptom of the problem; PBMs are the disease.”

Technology-forward health insurance company Oscar Health has named Mark Bertolini as CEO, effective April 3.

Patients hospitalized for severe infectious diseases are at heightened risk of major cardiovascular-disease events within a month of admission date. 

A whopping 94% of health leaders in the survey said they plan to invest in software this year, partly to fend off clinician burnout and a looming recession.

Twenty-seven healthcare organizations signed the letter to CMS asking the agency to create a hybrid payment model, including the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations, AMGA, the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Primary Care Collaborative.