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The COVID-19 pandemic is putting medical specialists in uncharted waters as patients come to them with questions the physicians don't always know how to answer, reports The New York Times. 

Should physicians continue to wear white coats in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, or will wearing them contribute to the virus' spread? A debate on this topic has raged on Twitter among healthcare professionals over the last two days.

A stage 4 breast cancer patient is claiming that Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health only agreed to let her transfer her treatment to its cancer center after she posted on Facebook about being rejected as a patient, according to the Richmond…

The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to pose a strain on the U.S. healthcare system, which could complicate care provided to patients with severe conditions, such as cancer.

Kousik Krishnan, MD, a cardiologist at Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center, has joined the medical advisory board for Ninety One, which uses artificial intelligence and data analytics to power a comprehensive remote monitoring platform.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City had eight cases of COVID-19 and just a week's supply of face masks as of March 13, Buzzfeed News reported. 

Express Scripts' partnership with Tricare is putting active duty military personnel and veterans at risk, the Community Oncology Alliance told the U.S. Department of Defense according to The Columbus Dispatch. 

Heartbeat Health, a data-driven cardiology telehealth platform, closed an $8.2 million Series A funding round led by the venture arm of UnitedHealth Group's Optum, per a March 12 announcement.

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Bayer, a large, Germany-based drugmaker, funded a campaign for the American Heart Association that included large bins full of Bayer's aspirin products with signs that said "Approximately every 40 seconds an American will have a heart attack," on display at…