Researchers have created a smartphone app - called Phenomizer - that scans thousands of characteristics of hereditary diseases to present doctors with the most likely diagnosis. […]

Heart attack patients who arrive at the hospital during evenings, weekends or holidays have a 13% increased risk of death, compared with those who arrive during regular hours. […]

A new study has found that five portions of fruits and vegetables a day is the optimum amount for lowering the risk of death from all causes, conflicting with previous research. […]

In a rat study, researchers identified the specific brain area where fear transmission settles during early days of life, by showing how mothers transfer fears to babies via odors. […]

A study from Iowa State University claims running for only 5-10 minutes a day could reduce mortality risk, and running for longer may actually do more harm than good. […]

Google - working with teams from Stanford and Duke Universities - have embarked on an ambitious data-mining project to define the genetic components of good health. […]

FREETOWN (Reuters) - The doctor leading Sierra Leone's fight against the worst Ebola outbreak on record died from the virus on Tuesday, the country's chief medical officer said. […]

WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) - An American aid worker infected with Ebola while responding to the outbreak of the deadly virus in Liberia and neighboring African countries is "fighting through it," her son said on Wednesday. […]

(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc agreed on Wednesday to buy Baxter International Inc's vaccines unit and a part of a production facility for $635 million. […]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A recent study suggests that most elementary age students are okay with eating the healthier school lunches required by the USDA. […]

(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc agreed to buy two of Baxter International Inc's vaccines and a part of a facility involved in their production for $635 million. […]

(Reuters) - U.S. health insurer WellPoint Inc on Wednesday reported a decline in second-quarter profit, but its closely watched medical costs as a percentage of premiums ratio improved and it beat Wall Street estimates. […]

NuVasive shares surge more than 10% as the medical device company raises its outlook for the rest of the year after posting 2nd-quarter sales and earnings numbers that beat estimates. NuvasiveNews Well, MassDevice.com Earnings Roundup, 2014, Q2, Spinalread more […]

This video comes from NEHI's 2014 Payment Reform Series. Visit NEHI's website for more information on their programs. […]

The FDA is cutting the fiscal 2015 user fees paid by medical device companies to have their products reviewed by 3% across the board. The FDA is cutting the user fees paid by medical device companies for the watchdog agency's review by some 3% across the board for fiscal 2015. The FDA's Center for Devices & Radiological Health said today that i […]

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick establishes a commission to study a possible tax credit to offset the 2.3% excise tax on U.S. medical device sales for the Bay State's medtech cluster. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is establishing a special commission to study granting a tax credit to the Bay State's medical device companies to offset the medica […]

Here's a look at some of the top regulatory stories for medical device companies this week: Report: Medtronic shareholder sues to block Covidien merger; Medtronic pays up to $105 million for Visualase; Elekta eyes Turkish radiology market with acquisition of Mesi Medikal; Ulthera pulls $86M IPO in favor of $600M merger Report: Medtronic shareholder sues […]

Edwards Lifesciences chairman & CEO Michael Mussallem warns Congress that healthcare regulators and payers are cultivating an "alarming and documented decline in U.S. medical innovation." Edwards Lifesciences, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of RepresentativesNews Well, Capitol Hill, 510(k) reforms, Lobbying, Regulatoryread more […]