Black patients receiving opioids are more likely than white patients to be tested for illicit drug use to have their opioid prescriptions cut if they test positive, according to a study published in Science Daily.

Identifying and treating the numerous patients who overdose on new mixtures of illicit drugs proves complex for emergency department physicians in Maryland, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland's Center for Substance Abuse Research in College…

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster recently signed a law to address the state's primary care physician shortage in rural areas by letting nurse practitioners travel farther to provide care, WSPA reports.

Researchers at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins and UC San Diego are developing mobile technologies that let patients track medication intake on their smartphones —a new tool proving useful in fighting tuberculosis, STAT reports.

Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Hospital implemented a 3D printer to improve outcomes of scoliosis surgery patients, according to WKAR.

The California Department of Public Health is investigating Kaiser Permanente's Oakland (Calif.) Medical Center after a patient, Teresa Panepinto, died of a medical overdose in March 2017, according to NBC Bay Area.

Although the U.S. has some of the most advanced medical technology, it has the highest rate of pregnancy-related deaths of any high-income nation—prompting a need for better data to help save women's lives, Mary-Ann Etiebet, MD, executive director of maternal health…

Orlando-based Florida Hospital, part of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based -based Adventist Health System, received the 2018 Florida Society for Healthcare Risk Management and Patient Collaboration Award, according to Tampa Patch.

I joined a large gathering of industry experts in Washington D.C. for the 2017 annual meeting of The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). 

Researchers in California found a more diverse physician workforce could improve health outcomes for minority populations, particularly black men, who have the lowest life expectancy of any demographic group in the U.S.