Health Care

U.S. health care spending on respiratory conditions, especially chronic conditions like asthma and COPD, increased dramatically from 1996 to 2016, researchers reported in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Children’s interstitial lung diseases were associated with high utilization of health care services in European countries and subsequent economic burden on health systems, researchers reported in Thorax.

President Joe Biden signed a bill into law on Tuesday meant to lower health care costs for millions of Americans, in what the White House called “a historic legislative achievement.”

ARLINGTON, Va. — In a Healio video exclusive, Jody Jankovsky, founder and CEO of Black Line IT, discusses the importance of having proper cybersecurity protection for gastroenterology practices.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Incorporating diversity, equity and inclusion into health care practice benefits both patients and employees through improved communication, efficiency, education and care, according to a presenter at GI Outlook.

Individualized health care can be a positive first step “that goes a long way” for primary care physicians looking to create a safe, respectful environment for transgender patients, according to Olivia T. Van Gerwen, MD.

We are on the cusp of taking some of the largest steps in recent history to make medicines more affordable for our patients, and it is critical that we successfully pass the legislation needed to achieve this as an issue of health equity.

Amazon has signed an agreement to acquire One Medical, a San Francisco-based network of primary care providers, in a $3.9 billion deal, the company announced Thursday.

Targeted marking can increase health care disparities for individuals with skin of color, according to a study.

Child care stress during the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on health care workers, and more must be done to mitigate this burden on the workforce, according to researchers.