The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Yervoy, which has been used since 2011 to treat melanoma, can now be used for Stage III melanoma patients after surgery to help decrease the likelihood that melanoma will recur.

The American Medical Association has taken its partnership with MATTER, a health care technology incubator, to a new level in an effort to increase support for health- and medicine-related start-up companies.

Utah residents looking to obtain health insurance from the marketplace during open enrollment will have one fewer option because Arches Health Plan, the state’s insurance co-op, has closed its doors, becoming the 10th co-op in the U.S. to fail this fall.

At a Tuesday hearing convened by the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, concerning the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) program established under the Affordable Care Act, a witness was grilled by legislators who challenged her to clarify the CO-OP program's premium price statistics.

People aren’t just better insured under the Affordable Care Act (ACA); they also feel better since it went into effect. 

The Parkinson's Action Network (PAN) joined 196 other organizations in signing a letter Monday to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell urging HHS officials to clarify what would be considered discrimination in Affordable Care Act exchanges.

American Heart Association has formed an AFib awareness campaign with patients sharing their stories.

The cost-cutting practices of health insurance companies are affecting emergency patients and medical providers, according to a new poll from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).

U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL) was several American lawmakers who attended the Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) Healthcare Innovation Expo on Nov. 3 in Washington, D.C. 

The American Heart Association is introducing a new set of resources and tools this week to help health care providers put the organization's new guidelines for heart disease and stroke care into place more quickly.

Autism Speaks said Friday has teaming up with the the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to help educate first responders about autism.

The Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation (CISCRP) recently began releasing the results of its 2015 global Public and Patient Perceptions & Insights study, which looked at how patients feel about clinical research and its results.

The Lupus Foundation of America honored two physicians Sunday for their roles in the advancement of lupus research.

The American Heart Association and the American Medical Association said Monday they have come together to launch a national initiative to bring awareness to the growing problem of high blood pressure.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness is praising last week's approval of a sweeping mental health reform measure by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health.

A recent study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) showed that brain activity may be a key to weight loss in obese adults.

New York Physician Glenn Fishman received the American Heart Association's (AHA) 2015 Basic Research Prize for his work in molecular defects related to heart rhythm disorders and other cardiovascular diseases on Sunday.

A new study found that although direct primary care (DPC) practices often offer the same types of services and bill the same way as other providers, they may use different terms to describe their practice models.

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and Bio NJ said Tuesday they applaud New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie who recently signed legislation that will make it easier for pharmacies to substitute interchangeable biologic medications.

The University of Pittsburgh said Monday it is teaming up with biopharmaceutical company Shire, PLC to conduct research that could lead to treatments for rare diseases.