As researchers continue to learn more about COVID-19, the American Heart Association (AHA) has launched a new patient data registry focused on studying associations between the virus and cardiovascular disease.

Though the new coronavirus is often associated with older patients and those with preexisting conditions, it has been diagnosed in young children as well.

Leading healthcare societies have penned a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma asking for Medicare Advantage plans to waive prior authorization requirements during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) has launched a new study aimed at evaluating how COVID-19 is impacting the health of physicians throughout the United States. Researchers will also assess the potential ability of hydroxychloroquine to limit infections among high-risk healthcare providers.

The combination of e-cigarettes containing nicotine and 12 weeks of counseling can help smokers quit more effectively than counseling alone.

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing patient care at hospitals all over the world, but a group of leading surgeons wants to make sure people aren’t ignoring stroke symptoms due to fears over getting the virus.

Heart bypass patients experience better outcomes when the surgeon uses a segment of the radial artery instead of one from the saphenous vein, according to a new analysis of more than 1,000 patients.   

ZOLL Medical Corporation has gained FDA approval for its new SuperSaturated Oxygen (SSO2) therapy solution for treating heart muscle damage in “widowmaker” heart attacks patients.