After using a gene-editing tool to restore a muscle protein that causes muscular dystrophy in dogs, researchers are hoping the approach can be used on humans who suffer from the genetic disorder, according to a study.

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) generated $313.7 million in savings for Medicare last year, according to the latest data from CMS.

A research team has proposed a new method for closing the “evidence-to-practice gap,” so physicians can provide optimal care to patients.

Despite legal hang-ups in the roll out of new Medicaid work requirements, more states are taking action to potentially implement their own programs.

Texas Children’s Hospital has fired a nurse after she posted information about a child testing positive for measles to Facebook. The woman commented about the child’s symptoms in a group dedicated to so-called “anti-vaxxers,” who question the safety and effectiveness of vaccinations.

The fourth and final cardiologist on Oregon’s sole heart transplant team announced her resignation this Wednesday, leaving Oregon Health & Science University—and the state as a whole—without a cardiologist who’s qualified to perform heart transplants, the Oregonian reported.

The opioid epidemic may soon take a turn for the better thanks to researchers at the Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, who believe they’ve made progress in finding a non-addictive painkiller that suppresses the addictive effects of opioids.

Nearly 90 percent of American consumers used digital health tools such as telemedicine, wearables and online health information in 2017, according to a recent survey.