Medicine & Technology

By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Dutch researchers have developed a device that may reduce the discomfort many women feel ...

As of today, Heathcare.gov is open for business.  Almost. The Obama administration announced that patients can begin Monday to shop and compare costs for health ...

By Charles Settles The ICD-10 mandate may be delayed another year, but providers and EHR vendors shouldn’t view the reprieve as an opportunity to relax. ...

By Brad Broker What do you do when you need health information? Before you go to the doctor’s office, you most likely go online to ...

By Lauran Neergaard AP Medical Writer  WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists are moving closer to an artificial hand that can feel: Implanted electrodes allowed some amputees ...

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Jack Gillum ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Another year, another headache for the Obama administration over a health care website. This one ...

By Shefali Luthra A federal database unveiled Tuesday afternoon details 4.4 million payments from pharmaceutical and medical technology companies to doctors and teaching hospitals, sparking concerns that consumers ...

By BRAD BROKER Patients, when they begin to feel sick, have become comfortable consulting with Dr. Internet for a cure or seeking a referral for ...

By Roni Caryn Rabin Saying that electronic health records distract doctors, take time away from care and make physicians less productive, an influential doctors’ group called ...

By Alan Lyndon Apple’s plan to move into the healthcare market became a little clearer today.  Reuters reported that Stanford and Duke will host medical ...