Late-stage failure of the left side of the heart is an often-fatal condition affecting hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. alone. A mechanical heart pump can be a lifesaving intervention for ...

The exchange of health information is at the core of national efforts to transform our health care delivery system to generate value for patients. Over the last few years, the federal government, ...

A new analysis points to troubling trends in the U.S. healthcare market as costs continue to rise but health outcomes are declining. In the U.S., national health expenditures increased from $2.8 ...

The multifaceted relationship between coffee consumption and health outcomes has attracted considerable attention in recent years. Emerging evidence from epidemiological studies indicates that ...

Social determinants of health (SDOH) have more influence on health than either genetic factors or access to healthcare services, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As a ...

Patient-centricity is often seen as a matter of ethics, something that "should" be done on principle. A white paper demonstrates that patient-centricity is not just an ethical imperative, but ...

WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine reviews scientific evidence on the relationship between moderate alcohol consumption and health outcomes.

Our primary care system is broken. Ask nearly any senior and they’ll tell you: They have trouble finding a consistent primary care clinician, have long wait times to get an appointment and often spend ...