President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford health economist and critic of pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates, to lead the nation's largest medical research agency, the National Institutes of Health.
In a statement late Tuesday, Trump sa...
Soon, you may be able to step out on your front porch and wait for your prescription medication to drop from the sky.
On Wednesday, Amazon Pharmacy announced that it is starting to test speedy prescription drug delivery by drones in selected locations.
"We're taug...
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday issued a six-month extension for people seeking to fill controlled medication prescriptions via telehealth.
That ability had b...
Former HealthDay CEO Dan McKillen, a driving force behind one of the world's most respected purveyors of daily health news, passed away March 27 after a long illness. He was 71.
Anyone who knew Dan will miss his ready laugh, sharp wit and boundless energy. ...
A growing number of Americans are feeling the effects of the health care staffing crisis in the United States, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll has revealed.
Health care has witnessed the greatest recent increase in consumers affected by staffing shortages, more so t...
More Americans will soon be paying less for their insulin.
Eli Lilly, one of the three insulin manufacturers, plans to cut its list prices of the drug by 70% and cap out-of-pocket costs at $35 a month.
"While the current health care system provides access to insuli...
Federal officials plan to tighten access to drugs that have the potential for abuse by reinstating federal prescribing requirements that were loosened during the pandemic.
The Biden administration will require that patients see a doctor in person, rather than through a ...
When researchers searched for a stock image of a pregnant Hispanic woman for a science communication effort, they hit upon a problem.
Many of the images were of young, light-skinned people without the diversity in age or race needed for projects aimed at other groups,
More than 9 in 10 Americans believe that medical privacy is a right and the...
There are many obstacles to opioid addiction treatment, but a new study shows one that one outgrowth of the COVID pandemic -- telehealth -- is enabling more U.S. veterans to get help.
Researchers examined care given to vets before and after a transition to telehealth vis...
Seeing their doctors via telehealth instead of in person during the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have been as good, and sometimes even better, for pregnant women and new moms.
Researchers from Oregon Health & Science University reviewed 28 randomized clinical trials and ...
Since January 2021, hospitals have been required to list online the prices for 300 common medical services, but new research has found that only 32% of hospitals have been fully compliant when it comes to
The United States spends far more on cancer care than other wealthy nations, but it's not seeing a return on that investment in terms of lives saved, a new study shows.
When Hispanic Americans arrive in the emergency room with chest pain, they have to wait longer for care than other people with the same symptoms, a preliminary study finds.
Chest pain, a potential sign of heart attack, is one of the leading reasons people end up in an ER...
Coverage for eligible, necessary care is denied each year to tens of thousands of seniors with private Medicare Advantage plans, U.S. federal investigators say.
In a report released Thursda...
Disability activist Gem Hubbard regularly shares her insights about life in a wheelchair with more than 75,000 Instagram followers, under the handle @wheelsnoheels_, and her YouTube videos boast more than 3.7 million hits.
Hubbard, who hails from the U.K., is "increasing...
Most medical debt will be dropped from Americans' credit reports as of this summer, the top three credit reporting agencies said Friday.
The announcement by Equifax, Experian and TransUnion comes as
FRIDAY, March 11, 2022 -- Sick people seeking lifesaving care in the United States could fall victim to a hidden part of Russia's war on Ukraine -- vicious cyberattacks aimed at sowing disruption, confusion and chaos as ground forces advance.
Cybersecurity experts warn t...
Though they're on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health care workers' paychecks don't always adequately reward those efforts.
Wages for health care workers actually rose less than the average across all U.S. employment sectors during the first and second...
Alexa can already play your favorite song or tell you whether it is going to rain, but soon you may also be able to tell the popular voice assistant to contact a doctor for health issues.
More than 30 years after passage of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), many doctors still don't know how to provide accessible care, a new study finds.
"Despite the fact people with disabilities comprise 25% of the population, they often confront barrier...
Big "surprise" medical bills may still be a problem for Americans.
According to a new study, more than half of U.S. hospitals haven't complied with recent regulations requiring that they disclose their prices online for all services, to help prevent unexpected bills for ...
Though they live in one of the world's richest nations, a growing number of young Americans are without ample health insurance.
If you live the country life, new research brings a reassuring finding: Your chances of surviving a heart attack, stroke or other potentially life-threatening medical emergency at a rural emergency department are similar to odds at a city ER in the United States.
Researc...
Vice President Kamala Harris announced Monday that the Biden administration will spend $1.5 billion to tackle a health care worker shortage in underserved communities.
The money from the COVID-19 recovery program, called the American Rescue Plan, and other sources will g...
Nearly one-third of older U.S. adults visit at least five different doctors each year -- reflecting the growing role of specialists in Americans' health care, a new study finds.
Over the past 20 years, Americans on Medicare have been increasingly seeing specialists, rese...
Just over a decade ago, the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare) made many common cancer screenings free. But a pair of new studies caution that when those free tests turn up signs of trouble, important follow-up tests may be too pricey for some patients.
...Getting prior authorizations to see a specialist, dealing with errors on medical bills and even scheduling appointments can be a big hassle.
That's clear to anyone who has spent time on the phone handling issues with insurance companies or doctors' offices.
For som...
Eight in 10 older Americans think health care workers should be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a new poll.
Among 50- to 80-year-olds, 61% of respondents said the vaccine should be required for all health care workers. Another 19% said vaccination should probab...
Tax-free health savings accounts can make it easier for Americans to pay for future health expenses, but most older adults aren't using them.
A new poll by Michigan Medicine-University of Michigan found that while nearly 1 in 5 people weren't confident that they could af...