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Increasing innovation in, and consumer demand for, healthcare technology continue to transform the Medtech industry, including in digital health, wearables, diagnostics, telemedicine and other health IT solutions.

CEO Bill Anderson said despite prior cost-cutting measures, Bayer still has too many layers of management and bureaucracy. A new restructuring will come with layoffs but the corporate shakeup plan does not yet include a separation of Bayer’s business units.

Nearly 1 in 5 past diagnoses of MIS-C in children would not meet updated CDC definition.

Evidence actually shows that vaccinated people are less likely to be hospitalized or die of the infection.

The multinational tech company bags the number one spot of the smartphone market for the first time since 2010, reports research firm IDC.

A good Samaritan reunited Tuesday with the 69-year-old man he rescued from an attack last week on Connecticut Avenue. 

On Tuesday night, city workers were passing out hand warmers and food, and even offering 24-hour rides to shelters since temperatures are low and dangerous.

Normal City Manager Pam Reece has been appointed to the Tri-County River Valley Development Authority.

The FDA approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ gene therapy Casgevy for treating beta thalassemia, an inherited blood disease that leads to low levels of functioning hemoglobin. Last month, the one-time treatment won its first FDA nod for treating sickle cell disease.

During a session at CES 2024, a Google exec shared several changes the company has made through YouTube to protect children and teens.