CMS' plan to change Medicare payments to a flat rate per visit regardless of a patient's sickness could have harmful consequences for severely ill patients, a professor of medicine argues in a STAT op-ed.

Although most medical residents said they look forward to their first job, many said they experience bullying and depression during residency and blamed work for failed relationships, according to Medscape's 2018 residents lifestyle and happiness report.

Google searches for preeclampsia surged after Beyoncé discussed her experience with the condition during a Vogue interview published Aug. 5. After the term's popularity spiked online, ProPublica reviewed preeclampsia materials from some of the nation's leading consumer health websites and…

After Hawaii became the eighth U.S. jurisdiction to authorize medical aid in dying April 5, the legislation's set of safeguards could restrict access for patients looking to end their life, two authors argue in Health Affairs blog post.

Although the CDC receives 30,000 Lyme disease reports annually and that number has tripled over the past two decades, there isn't a vaccine for the vector-borne illness — and just one new vaccine candidate is in the pipeline, The New…

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved Huntsville, Texas-based Sam Houston State University's plans to construct a medical school Aug. 14, according to the Houston-Chronicle.

The executives of four Cincinnati-area health systems signed an agreement Aug. 14 to work together to provide medical training to 30-plus active duty and reserve personnel from the U.S. Army, Air Force and Army Reserve and the Ohio National Guard,…

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed legislation to fight the opioid epidemic into law Aug. 9, according to Mass Live. 

As of July 14, the measles has sickened 107 people across 21 states this year, according to the CDC.

An intensive care unit diary can help patients gain clarity of their time in the cardiac ICU, serving as a reality-sorting tool that is effective in connecting their flashbacks and potentially inaccurate memories to actual events, according to a study…