Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have demonstrated that stem cells derived from the placenta known as Cdx2 cells can regenerate healthy heart cells after heart attacks in animal models.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is pleased to announce the teams selected for the eighth round of the HHS IDEA Lab Ignite Accelerator program.
The AMA and Sling Health, a student-run biotechnology incubator, expanded their joint efforts to allow the voice and experience of physicians to inspire technologies that resolve unmet needs in health care delivery and clinical medicine.
Seth L. Sherman, MD, a sports medicine orthopaedic surgeon at University of Missouri Health Care’s Missouri Orthopaedic Institute, recently became one of the first American surgeons to enroll patients in a clinical research study aimed at earning FDA approval for a new knee-cartilage implant.
Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., who served as the 19th surgeon general of the United States from December 2014 to April 2017, will be the opening keynote speaker on Feb. 11 at the CHIME HIMSS CIO Forum in Orlando, Fla.
In 2018, consumers across the country made widespread use of fairhealthconsumer.org, a free, award-winning, healthcare cost transparency website, according to FAIR Health analytics.
Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) welcomed Senators Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, after Senate leaders announced committee assignments for the 116th Congress.
CMS launched a new online tool that allows consumers to compare Medicare payments and copayments for certain procedures that are performed in both hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers.
Sharecare, the digital health company that helps people manage all their health in one place, and world-leading analytics and advice firm Gallup today released the 2017 State and Community Rankings for the Prevalence of Diabetes report, measuring the prevalence of diabetes and obesity across the U.S.
The Joint Commission released “Pioneers in Quality™ eCQM Proven Practices Collection: Recognizing Success 2017-2018,” a publication recognizing hospitals and health care systems that have successfully leveraged eCQMs and health information technology to drive quality improvement.
CMS and the U.S. Dept of the Treasury issued new guidance so states can move their insurance markets away from the one-size-fits-all rules and regulations imposed by the Affordable Care Act and increase choice and competition within their insurance markets.
Medical Solutions, one of the nation’s largest travel nurse staffing companies, will recognize the Sixth Annual Travel Nurses Day, Friday, October 12, 2018.
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