Consumer Driven Health Care

Amid an outbreak of dangerous infections by pain drug abusers, the U.S. FDA has asked Endo to stop sales of its powerful opioid painkiller Opana ER.

In 2020, 411 million smart devices, such as Fitbits and the Apple Watch, will be sold at a value of $34 billion. That represents more than a doubling of the sales in 2016.

AI in diagnostics isnt exactly a favorite idea of boomers; 74 percent are worried it might provide an incorrect diagnosis that could be used over a doctors recommendation.

Poor living conditions and nutrition, unhealthy and stressful work environments, large income inequalities and other factors have been linked to poor health in the U.S., and all of them disproportionately affect low-income populations.

The survey finds 63 percent of employees are not willing to spend at least an hour a day on health-related activities such as exercise, researching healthy food or recipes or engaging in wellness coaching.

It's not as high as the 18 percent hike they requested last year, but the 16.6 percent health insurers are asking for is still a substantial increase in cost for New Yorkers who dont get help from subsidies under the ACA.