A study published in PLOS ONE examined the link between food insecurity and mortality risk.

How can hospital leaders deliver the best patient care while keeping costs down? Learn about the emerging care delivery model of community paramedicine.

Population health remains at the forefront of innovative patient care, as health systems and medical practices expand and extend their focus on patient groups defined by geographic area, with a specific chronic disease, covered by a specific payor or other distinctive factors.

A recent blog post by URAC discusses St. Vincent's Health Partners becoming the first CIN to achieve Clinical Integration Re-Accreditation 

Google is updating its health app to better motivate users who struggle with regular exercise, CNBC reports.

Zubin Damania is many things. He’s a Stanford-trained physician.

A study published in Addiction examined the association of alcohol outlets and hospital admission rates in various areas.

Most Americans agree genetically engineering animals is acceptable if it's used to improve human health, according to a Pew Research Center report.

Vermont, Massachusetts and Minnesota are among the best states to have a baby, according to a recent report by WalletHub.

In a recent blog post, Medecision discusses utilization management and its shifting definition. 

Fast food is convenient, inexpensive and, let’s face it: it tastes good. Those are the selling points that have turned it into a $200 billion-plus industry.

People who experience traumatic brain injuries could be twice as likely to commit suicide as individuals who don't have a history of these injuries, including skull fractures and concussions, a study covered by Reuters revealed.

As more Baby Boomers reach retirement age and medications enable them to live longer with multiple conditions, hospitals are devising creative strategies for balancing the influx of complex health needs with the quality of life desired by this growing patient population.

Partners in Health, a Boston-based foundation that broadens access to healthcare for marginalized populations, received the largest gift in its 13-year history — a $15 million donation from the Wagner Foundation, according to The Boston Globe.

Facebook is cracking down on advertisements marketing addiction treatment services that the social media giant calls "predatory."

In a recent press release, Medecision announced it has launched a new SaaS application, Aerial UM Connector™, that automates authorizations and referrals in order to drive compliance and reduce costs for health plans and TPAs with substantial Medicare and Medicaid populations.

In a recent blog post, Medecision discusses utilization management in the context of population health. 

In a recent news release, Merck announced its new initiative to address opiod epidemic in West Virginia. 

Google rolled out its latest mobile operating system, dubbed Pie, to Google Pixel users signed up for Android's beta version Aug. 6, TechCrunch reports.

Shared electric scooters are returning to San Francisco's streets, and a team of the city's trauma specialists wants to track injuries that result from these increasingly popular transportation methods, The New York Times reports.