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Medtronic shares rose 5% Tuesday after the company reported better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings on sales of implantable heart defibrillators and pacemakers.The devicemaker also confirmed it is eliminating 2,000 jobs worldwide, including 500 in Minnesota.
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The Obama administration said Monday that it was cutting payments to doctors and hospitals after finding that cost overruns are threatening to use up the money available in a health insurance program for people with cancer, heart disease and other serious illnesses.
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There are apps that turn your smartphone into a metal detector, a musical instrument and a GPS system, and now there's an app that may help doctors save your life if you're having a heart attack.
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To prevent health complications and wasted dollars caused by medications taken haphazardly, insurers and pharmacy-benefits managers are evaluating a range of more cost-effective technologies, from pills and bottles with digital sensors, to data analytics software and social games that offer...
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The first Missouri doctor to receive an emergency suspension in at least 25 years can practice medicine again, with some restrictions. The license of the Jefferson City cardiologist had been suspended in November when he was accused of unnecessarily placing stents in patients' coronary arteries.
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More than 12,000 patient-care workers plan to stage a walkout over staffing, pay and pension reform, starting Tuesday morning at five University of California medical centers.
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Intermountain Healthcare is launching the first major system of its kind to measure and report patients' cumulative medical radiation exposure from tests that deliver the highest amount of radiation.
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The Colorado Department of Corrections and Denver Health Medical Center are launching a telemedicine pilot program in June for incarcerated patients that need consultations in the areas of rheumatology, infectious disease, orthopedics and general surgery.
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Ellie is a computer simulation, created in a lab at the University of Southern California, designed to engage real people in meaningful conversation and take their measure. The computer system looks for subtle patterns in body language and vocal inflections that might be clues to underlying...
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a patent dispute concerning Medtronic over medical devices it manufactures that give the heart electrical jolts when it fails to pump blood properly.
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