Three states — Idaho, Nebraska and Utah — voted in favor of expanding Medicaid Nov. 6, a decision that could benefit health insurers who are growing their managed care businesses, according to Forbes contributor Bruce Japsen.

Researchers at the University of South Florida in Tampa conducted a study analyzing how opioid prescriptions affect children across different states.

The World Health Organization on Nov. 8 released first-of-their-kind guidelines on meeting the health needs of patients living with mental illness.

Physicians are pessimistic about the future of the profession due to a convergence of changes in the medical practice environment, leading to overall dissatisfaction and professional burnout, according to a recent survey of nearly 9,000 physicians across the country.

A team of Google researchers and public health experts are working on an artificial intelligence model that detects the spread of foodborne illnesses on the city level.

Persuading more health workers to get a flu vaccination should not only be done through facts and statistics; an approach that connects with people emotionally is needed, research from Kingston University in London found.

The Joint Commission recognized nine U.S. hospitals for advancing the evolution and utilization of health IT and electronic clinical quality measures to drive quality improvements in 2017 and 2018.

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital is rescheduling several elective surgeries the week of Nov. 5 because of an issue that caused surgical instruments to be discolored, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

Hammond, La.-based North Oaks Health System is using a predictive modeling tool in its Epic EHR to help clinicians identify patients at increased risk for developing sepsis.

San Diego County recorded its first death of the flu season, a 52-year-old woman, the week of Nov. 4, according to KGTV.