Dr. Michael Cotant, a urologist with McLaren Central Michigan, has achieved a career milestone shared by only a handful of other physicians in the multistate Great Lakes Region: he’s performed his ...

DALLAS — I know for some people, Medicare open enrollment time (which is happening now) can seem like a dreaded medical procedure: You know you need to get it done, but you don’t really want to do it.

The federal government is moving forward with a long-planned effort to eliminate a list of medical procedures limited to inpatient facilities, per a 2026 hospital payment rule finalized Friday. The ...

The Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Board of Control met virtually Sunday afternoon to hear an appeal from Florence High School concerning the football tie breaking procedure applied ...

Pendergrast is an anesthesiology resident physician at the University of Michigan. The 1 in 5 Americans suffering from chronic pain may soon lose access to evidence-based interventions that have ...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to promote the safe implementation of subclavian catheterization under ultrasound guidance in the intensive care unit, a method associated with relatively low ...

A plan to phase out a list of procedures that can be performed only on an inpatient basis has major implications for skilled nursing coverage post-surgery, a major aging services advocacy group is ...

Arizona Republican legislative leaders are threatening to sue over the state's draft Elections Procedure Manual. Topping the list of the disagreements are rules for voter proof of citizenship and how ...

External drainage of the thoracic duct can temporarily reduce tissue congestion and improve symptoms in patients with heart failure. However, loss of fluid limits the duration of this approach. Here, ...

A pilot program in six states will use a tactic employed by private insurers that has been heavily criticized for delaying and denying medical care. By Reed Abelson and Teddy Rosenbluth Like millions ...

Background: The ultrasound-guided axillary vein approach for central venous catheterization (UAVC) demonstrates high success rates and low complications; however, its utilization in trauma care ...

Tara Bannow covers hospitals, providers, and insurers. You can reach Tara on Signal at tarabannow.70. The Trump administration is opening the floodgates for more surgeries to be done in outpatient ...