Health insurance giant Humana has filed suit against dozens of drug companies allegedly they conspired together to fix prices of generic drugs like antidepressants, muscle relaxers and skin treatments.

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) cardiologist Tiziano Scarabelli, MD, filed a $15 million defamation lawsuit against four colleagues and the VCU Health System’s physician group. His attorneys claim he suffered retaliation after raising concerns over patients receiving insufficient heart care during and after chemotherapy treatments, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Hospitals that are involved in two bundled payment models are less likely to utilize skilled nursing facilities, according to a new study published in HealthAffairs.

As machine learning in dermatology begins to take off, researchers should remember to include all skin types when developing algorithms for identifying skin cancer, according to an Aug. 1 viewpoint published in JAMA.

William Beaumont Hospital, a Detroit-area hospital system, will pay $84.5 million to settle allegations of violating the Anti-Kickback Statute for improper relationships with eight referring physicians.

Overcoming addiction is a full-time, around-the-clock endeavor. The triggers for relapse could come from anywhere—whether that be running into an old friend, facing unexpected emotional difficulties or ending up in locations tied to drug use.

Care mistakes in the hospital often happen due to communication breakdowns between nurses and doctors, according to a recent study from University of Michigan researchers.

A new technology hopes to break the geographical barriers keeping patients from diagnostic CT scans. The imaging units are hardly mobile, so one scientist is hoping to put similar tools into people’s hands.