Thirty-nine percent of cancer patients lack support in dealing with symptoms and side effects, and about a third feel they don't have enough information about their cancer and treatment, according to a survey from the All.Can initiative.

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston have developed a new type of sensor that could cheaply diagnose sepsis in just 25 minutes, according to TechCrunch.

Americans who work in blue-collar industries like service jobs, farming, construction and transportation saw the largest health insurance gains under the ACA, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

The Joint Commission aims to minimize the risk of patient falls through a new safety campaign, the accrediting body announced July 24.

The bedrock of many small communities is the local hospital. 

Boston Medical Center has restricted some of the practice rights of Michael Holick, PhD, MD, a world-renowned endocrinologist, in response to his widely-criticized testimonies as an expert witness in hundreds of cases defending people accused of child abuse, according to…

California parents who do not want to vaccinate their children seem to be increasingly opting for homeschooling, according to The Los Angeles Times.

 Seventy percent of Americans support Medicare as an option for anyone who wants to choose government coverage over private insurance, according to a Marist Poll in partnership with NPR and PBS NewsHour. 

A New Hampshire nursing assistant was charged in connection to the death of a patient at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford, Mass., according to the Department of Justice.

The CDC confirmed 25 additional measles cases last week, bringing the national total to 1,148 as of July 18.