Health

A crippling ransomware attack on multiple Alabama hospitals emphasizes a growing concern about healthcare computer system vulnerabilities that threaten privacy, and in some cases the general availability of services....Read More

Google paid homage Tuesday to psychiatrist Dr. Herbert Kleber with a new Doodle for Kleber’s pioneering work in addiction treatment....Read More

Within days of one another last week, three major retailers — Best Buy, Walmart and Amazon — announced new moves into the $3.5 trillion healthcare marketplace....Read More

Idaho has sought approval from the federal government to impose work requirements for enrollees seeking coverage under the Affordable Care Act’s expanded Medicaid provisions....Read More

Here’s a good reason to encourage your teenager to play more than one sport: New research finds kids who concentrate on only one sport may be at risk for stress fractures, tendinitis and knee injuries....Read More

The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention announced a new multi-site study that will investigate the health effects of drinking water contaminated with perfluorinated alkylated substances, or PFAS....Read More

The world’s second largest retailer, Walmart, announced today that it is expanding its role in the healthcare marketplace. In October, the company’s Sam’s Clubs will launch a pilot program for discounted healthcare....Read More

A new study suggests the cancer drug nivolumab, a checkpoint blocker drug, may trigger a metabolic imbalance leading to shorter overall survival times....Read More

Researchers say that 50 percent declines in use of two cancer drugs after the FDA rescinded approvals for their use in certain cases suggests the agency’s Accelerated Approval Program is keeping doctors up to date....Read More

In the wake of recent vaping-related illnesses and deaths, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker ordered a four-month ban on the sale of all vaping products in his state Tuesday....Read More