In the past month, two studies came to very different conclusions when examining if the human brain is capable of growing new neurons later in life. The first, published March 7 in Nature, found no evidence of neurogenesis in individuals older than 13 years old. But another study, released April 5 in Cell Stem Cell, claimed to find neuron generation in all the brains examined.

As the baby boomer generation ages, more patients are seeking joint replacements. What could be a financial windfall for orthopedic surgeons and practices is beginning to become a problem as providers are struggling to keep up with the demand.

Headlining the National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit in Atlanta on April 4, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, criticized internet providers in efforts to reduce illegal online sales of opioids such as fentanyl and heroin.

In the first public health advisory from his office in 13 years, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, has asked Americans—particularly those who have friends, family or are personally at risk of overdosing on opioids—to carry the overdose-reversing medication naloxone.

Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against for-profit hospital giant Community Health Systems (CHS), claiming CHS unlawfully helped hospitals it was selling to continue using Microsoft software.

A 2017 CDC network of laboratories to hasten the identification of and response to so-called “nightmare bacteria" was successful in providing health officials with additional information about control and treatment measures.

A smartphone application utilizing a camera to assess blood flow in the wrist artery in patients undergoing coronary angiography was able to outperform traditional physical examination, according to a study published April 3 in Canadian Medical Association Journal.

The new research from Research2Guidance, a Berlin-based market research company focused on mobile app development, included 2,400 mHealth developers and healthcare professionals, with 47 percent of responses coming from Europe and 36 percent from the U.S.