Buffalo, N.Y.-based Podiatry Affiliates is merging with Buffalo (N.Y.) Medical Group, effective March 1.

Healthcare professionals across the industry must constantly deal with changes in trends, regulations and policies that affect their medical practices. According to The Physicians Foundation, there are five critical areas that will have significant influence on practicing physicians and their…

In 2000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared measles as "eliminated" from the U.S, meaning there was an absence of continuous disease transmission for more than 12 months. But now, about 15 years later, the nation is facing…

3-D printing made ECRI Institute's "2015 Top 10 Hospital C-Suite Watch List," but physicians at some hospitals, including Boston Children's Hospital, are already using the technology to improve patient care, according to a New York Times report.

One of the single most important conversations in healthcare goes unsaid in hospitals around the country every day, leaving patients out of critical decision making.

Lawmakers in nine states have formally proposed legislation to accelerate the licensing process for physicians to practice in multiple states.

Tahlequah, Okla.-based Northeastern State University plans to offer a new physician assistant program beginning in 2017.

Physicians who reported difficulty in making referrals were also associated with lower career satisfaction, according to a survey published in Cancer.

The Food and Drug Administration has provided 510(k) clearance for a test that detects methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.

Clinicians may need to do more to help breast cancer patients understand their disease and treatment regimens, according to a recent study from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.