A recent study by University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), researchers has provided important information on how the herpes virus, associated with a type of cancer, spreads and could aid in the development of antiviral drugs.

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the agency’s first Rural Health Strategy intended to provide a proactive approach on healthcare issues to ensure that the nearly one in five individuals who live in rural America have access to high quality, affordable healthcare.

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and Indiana University's Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI announced today the launch of a new neighborhood-based, data-driven pilot in Indianapolis to help address the high incidence of diabetes.

In an effort to unite communities and families to raise money for pediatric cancer research, Cleveland Clinic has launched VeloSano Kids, a year-round community fundraising initiative.

We’re excited to kick off National ALS Awareness Month.

Bariatric surgery is predicted to cut in half the risk of premature heart disease and stroke in teens with severe obesity, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention | Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions 2018, a premier global exchange of the latest advances in population based cardiovascular science for researchers and clinicians.

With one-third of U.S. adults deemed clinically obese, researchers at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) recently revealed results of a study to pinpoint precise markers for those at greater risk for developing diabetes.

As a step toward equalizing health care accessibility, the University of Florida Diabetes Institute in conjunction with Stanford University will apply a $1.6 million grant to identifying tactics for reaching underserved Type 1 diabetes patients, a UF Health release said.

Researchers with the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) recently found genetic variations which may be indicators of those who are at risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

A recent study by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) indicates that alcohol-related visits to emergency rooms in the U.S. increased by almost 50 percent from 2006 to 2014.

Raising awareness of correlations between homelessness and chronic medical conditions while supporting the community, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System (UI Health) in Chicago is advancing a program called Better Health Through Housing in a local outreach effort.

The National Toxicology Program (NTP) recently tapped veterinary pathologist, cardiovascular toxicology expert and U.S Air Force veteran Brian Berridge as its new associate director.

Researchers with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have completed a study that indicates women with moderate iodine deficiency may have a reduced chance of becoming pregnant compared to women with normal iodine levels.

The future of gene therapy has arrived after three decades of attempts to harness the modality, a National Institutes of Health release said.

Thanks to cows, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) said there may be a potential treatment for Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) after research demonstrated its safety and tolerability in clinical trial volunteers.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently chose the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center as a designated Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organization (ACO), rendering it eligible to serve Medicare patients with fee-for-service care, the medical center said in a release.

University of California San Francisco President Janet Napolitano headlined the Jan. 11 UCSF medical school leadership retreat and participating in a roundtable discussion with the medical school's dean Talmadge E. King Jr.

With three major strains of influenza currently putting a strain on public health facilities in Chicago and statewide, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System (UI Health) has requested that individuals with symptoms of the illness refrain from visiting the hospital.

Dr. Hal Skopicki, a specialist in advanced cardiac disease, has been appointed as chief of cardiology and deputy director of operations at the Stony Brook University Heart Institute in New York.

In an effort to support the estimated 30 million Americans facing rare diseases, the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) recently launched a new awareness effort challenging people to pledge dollars for walking, running or biking 7,000 miles throughout the month of February.