Vinay Singh

Vivus hopes to gain early traction with doctors before rival Arena Pharmaceuticals launches its weight-loss pill in early 2013.

mHealth may not yet be ready for recruitment in clinical trials. Consumer enthusiasm for and usage of new health information tools has been slow to grow.

The U.S. faces obstacles to improve health care value. Right now it is third worst among 12 developed countries for value-based health care

Study suggests a need to reform undergraduate science to add more STEM professionals.

A new study shows that switching to electronic prescriptions from paper prescriptions could increase patient adherence and potentially reduce health care expenditures by $240 billion.

The health care legislation signed into law by President Obama in 2010 has helped as many as 2.5 million young adults gain medical coverage over the last year.

From 2002-2009, the number of young people aged 23-26 entering nursing increased 62%, approaching numbers not seen in nearly three decades.

Sicker adults need better coordination of care, especially in the United States, where almost half of those under the age of 65 will go without care because of costs.