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IBM Watson Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are partnering to investigate how blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) can benefit the healthcare field. This follows up …

Just when you thought you knew what healthy was, the Food and Drug Administration has decided to shake it up – partly in response to a petition from the company …

Consider the lucky patient who, back in the early 90s, visited his doctor for allergy symptoms and was given a prescription for the antihistamine Seldane (the brand name for Terfenadine).  …

A new international study suggests a bacterial toxin may be driving the rapid rise in colon cancer cases among younger adults. Researchers at the University of California San Diego say …

A new study finds that CT scans, widely used in U.S. hospitals and clinics, may be linked to nearly 103,000 cancer cases each year. The findings come from researchers at …

Brain diseases such as stroke, dementia, and depression have more in common than previously thought, according to a new study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.  Researchers …

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday a sweeping restructuring plan that will eliminate approximately 10,000 jobs and merge numerous divisions within the agency. The …

President Donald Trump signed a groundbreaking executive order on Thursday directing the dismantling of the Department of Education. This move aims to restore control over education to states and local …

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As healthcare costs rise, a new study reveals that major healthcare companies are sending nearly all their profits to investors instead of using the money to lower costs, improve services, …