Kennedy Jr., nominated to lead HHS under President Donald Trump's second term, holds a range of positions on healthcare issues. Here are five positions of RFK Jr: 1. Mr. Kennedy plans to prioritize ...

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison has been awarded a $5.7 million grant by the National Institutes of Health to study the long-term effects of vaping on heart ...

Scott Saffold, MD, and his practice will pay $625,000 to resolve allegations that he and his medical practice falsely billed government healthcare programs. According to a Jan. 2 release by the ...

Here are 13 states that currently allow optometrists to perform eyelid surgeries, according to a Jan. 6 report from the American Medical Association: The states that let optometrists perform laser and ...

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen two prominent men to lead health-related affairs in his administration, Mehmet Oz, MD, and Robert Kennedy, Jr. While the two leaders will be leading health ...

Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth took the first steps toward building a pediatric outpatient center, the Springfield Daily Citizen reported Jan. 2. The city's Planning and Zoning Commission ...

Central California Hospital Medicine Group filed a lawsuit Dec. 23 against the hospital, alleging it had violated unfair competition laws in the state, Medi-Cal laws and its own internal bylaws when ...

Oklahoma City-based Cardiovascular Specialists and physician Stewart Katz, MD, have paid $270,000 to settle false claims allegations. According to allegations, the practice and Dr. Katz submitted ...

In passing the law, Illinois became one of four states to widen colonoscopy coverage beginning Jan 1. According to data from the National Cancer Institute reported in 2023, colon cancer was ...

Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network and Lehigh Valley Physician Group have added local physician group Eastern Pennsylvania Gastroenterology and Liver Specialists to their network. The ...

A judge in Connecticut dismissed a 2021 appeal by Day Kimball Healthcare against the state and Hartford HealthCare over approval of a Plainfield, Conn.-based ASC, according to a Dec. 31 report from ...

Maryland Heights, Mo.-based Sentio Biosciences has earned a contract from API Innovation Center, a St. Louis nonprofit focused on strengthening the U.S. supply chain, to develop and produce two ...