Health Care

Cost, insurance, transport and accessibility, eye health literacy and communication were identified as major barriers to eye care among U.S. adults, with telemedicine cited as a possible solution, according to a systematic review in Cureus.

Asthma is a disease that affects over 25 million people in the U.S. alone, with a consistently rising prevalence that experts say is exacerbated by changing climates and substantial health care costs.

Healio is accepting submissions for its third annual peer-recognition program, Healio Honors.

AI has been widely discussed in the realm of health care. Like any new technology, it faces barriers in implementation, according to Ronald M. Razmi, MD, cardiologist and cofounder of Zoi Capital.

The Biden-Harris administration, through the office for Civil Rights at the HHS, announced a final rule that strengthens privacy protections for lawful reproductive health care under HIPAA.

BALTIMORE — It has become increasingly important for nephrologists to understand the intersection between climate change, health and poverty, according to a presenter at the Renal Physicians Association Annual Meeting.

While health care issues on Capitol Hill are gaining some attention, momentum could change if the White House or Congress are under new political leadership after the November elections, according to Robert Blaser.

A novel, at-home test was accurate and reliable in measuring near visual acuity and may be a helpful self-monitoring tool for patients with chronic ocular conditions or limited access to conventional examinations, according to a study.

The presence of a sleep disorder was associated with increased health care use in youth with chronic medical conditions, a study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine showed.

Most patients with all-cause and norovirus-associated acute gastroenteritis have only one health care encounter, primarily in the outpatient setting, researchers found in a study.