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Questions over the ACA's future have lingered for months, with Republican lawmakers continually saying they will repeal the health law. However, The Hill reports the GOP is changing its stance and saying they plan to repair the law.
British Medical Journal published a study finding Medicare patients who obtained care from physicians who were trained outside the United States had lower 30-day mortality rates than those patients cared for by U.S.-trained physicians, according to Medscape.
President Donald Trump's 90-day immigration suspension is causing havoc for many medical students who are waiting to see where they will begin their residency program, STAT reports.
Barry Migicovsky, MD is a gastroenterologist at Hollywood, Fla.-based Gastroenterology Consultants.
Ahead of its stock offering, the FDA approved New York City's Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s plecanatide.
Seattle's Physicians Anesthesia Service partnered with Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Yahoo! Finance reports.
February 3rd marks National Women Physicians Day, with more females entering the medical field and taking on leadership positions as healthcare continues to evolve.
While physicians debate proper bowel preparation for small-bowel video capsule endoscopy, a study published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy says bowel preparation has no benefits for such a procedure.
At UC San Francisco in the 3-D imaging lab, researchers are developing virtual holography CT colonography as a possible alternative to traditional colonoscopies, Knowridge Science Report reports.