Heart Disease, Cancer, Diabetes, and Other Chronic Diseases
Chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. They are also leading drivers of the nation's $4.5 trillion in annual health care costs.
In 2025, researchers predict about 313,780 new diagnoses of prostate cancer and 34,770 deaths across the United States.
This spring, the Renown Specialty Care Center at Renown Health in Reno, Nev., will open the Conrad Breast Center, a multidisciplinary, one-stop shop for breast health and wellness.
Overall cancer death rates declined steadily among both men and women from 2018 through 2022, according to the National Institutes of Health's latest annual report.
A study published April 14 by JAMA Network Open found that rates of pancreatic and colon cancer rose among young adults from 2000-2021. Researchers examined 275,273 cases of pancreatic cancer and 215,200 cases of colon cancer during that period.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 10 released key priorities for new CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, who was confirmed to the position April 3.
EpiWatch — a Johns Hopkins Medicine spinout — has received FDA 510(k) premarket clearance for its seizure detection platform that runs on the Apple Watch.
People under age 50 who consume cannabis are 6.2 times more likely to experience a heart attack than individuals who do not, according to a study published by the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
A study published March 26 by the National Institutes of Health and the University of Oxford found that individuals who engaged in light and moderate-to-vigorous daily physical activity had a lower cancer risk than those with more a sedentary lifestyle. The study found that higher daily step counts…
Sara Robinson, senior associate healthcare architect at McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture, and Jamie Feinour, vice president of operations at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center and president of Novant Health Charlotte Orthopedic Hospital, discuss how patient-centered design and innovative…
One trend CB Insights analysts are watching is how AI is helping patients engage with health systems before the diagnostic process begins and to flag diseases earlier.