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A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that neurointerventionalists, who often deliver lifesaving and disability-sparing treatments for emergency stroke cases, have essentially no financially viable access to payment recovery through the No Surprises Act (NSA) for professional mechanical thrombectomy (MT) out-of-network (OON) claims. MT is an effective treatment for emergent large vessel occlusions, such as ischemic stroke. This Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery study was based on 1,000 simulated years of OON MT claims.

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The University of Chicago Medicine has earned a 2024 Rising Star recognition from Vizient Inc. for making significant improvements in its year-over-year rankings and scoring in the top 25 in the Vizient Quality and Accountability Study.

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Plants widen microscopic pores on their leaves in response to heat. But scientists lacked an understanding of the mechanisms behind this “sweating” function. Now, biologists have unlocked the details behind these processes and identified two paths that plants use to handle rising temperatures.

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Mount Sinai Health System today announced that Mount Sinai BioDesign, the medical technology incubator of the Health System, has expanded its reach to become a key, effective partner for the broader MedTech community.

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Wolf is an orthopaedic hand surgeon with expertise in the surgical and non-surgical treatment of bone, nerve, tendon and ligament injuries caused by trauma or overuse.

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Ivory Innovations concludes its annual 24-hour hackathon-style housing competition by awarding three winning teams representing geographies from across the U.S.

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Researchers from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center were awarded a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to improve follow-up care for colorectal cancer screening in underserved populations.

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The University of Chicago, Chicago State University, and the University of Illinois Chicago received a $4.8 million grant from the NIH BRAIN Initiative to build a faster microscope for mapping all the connections in the brain.

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In 2022, NextOp and Ochsner joined forces to simplify military hiring in the healthcare sector, aiming to bridge the gap between military service and civilian healthcare careers. Ochsner Health and NextOp proudly announce a milestone achievement of successfully hiring more than 300 veterans.

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A serious, irreversible eye disease known as myopic maculopathy is on the rise. Yalin Wang, a professor of computer science and engineering in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence at ASU, is leading a team to find solutions

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The Jewish High Holidays, a time of reflection, repentance and new intentions, begins Oct. 2 at sundown with Rosh Hashanah--the Jewish New Year. Jason Weiner, PhD, senior rabbi at Cedars-Sinai, offers meaningful inspiration for the year ahead.

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Mayo Clinic is the prime site for an ARPA-H award to develop an implantable device that acts as a living pharmacy, triggering a "cell factory" in the body to treat inflammatory disease. ARPA-H, short for Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. It supports research for potentially transformative biomedical and health breakthroughs.

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Researchers led by Jana Berkessel of the University of Mannheim in Germany collected archival data on more than 3.4 million people living in the United States and United Kingdom. They found evidence that obesity tends to spur lighter medical and psychological harms when those who struggle with the disorder feel less conspicuous.  

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Researchers are studying the brains of a subset of people with asymptomatic Alzheimer's disease who, despite having amyloid plaque and tau buildup postmortem, experienced no diagnosable dementia symptoms while they were living.

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A new program designed by the UNLV Tourist Safety Institute is helping Nevada Highway State Patrol employees focus on their social and emotional wellness.

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Spider silk, long prized for its strength and elasticity, has created something of a furor in the biomanufacturing world as businesses look for ways to cheaply scale up production for silks, which can be used in everything from tactical gear to sutures and textiles. However, a comprehensive study conducted by a team of students from around the country, including University of California San Diego, shows that there are many challenges facing the spider silk industry.

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Cedars-Sinai is now a designated CurePSP Center of Care, making it one of just 36 medical institutions in the U.S. and Canada distinguished as a center of excellence for patients with three rare movement disorders.

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A new virtual conference will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can help health care providers and scientists efficiently analyze vast amounts of data and make more informed decisions, the Endocrine Society announced today.