By Thomas Kluz – The discovery of Yamanaka factors by Nobel laureate Shinya Yamanaka, which can reprogram adult cells into induced pluripotent stem cells, ignited serious scientific interest in whether aging might be partially reversible.

By Aaron Bolton and Arielle Zionts – The emergency department at Big Sandy Medical Center is one room with a single curtain between two beds. It’s one of the many parts of the 25-bed rural hospital that need updating, former CEO Ron Wiens said.

By Dr. Nick van Terheyden – If you’ve ever tried to see the Mona Lisa in person, you know the feeling: a shuffling mass of humanity, phones held aloft like ritual offerings, security guards barking orders, and a vague sense that whatever you’re looking at cannot possibly justify this level of chaos.

By David Lareau – Medicare Advantage oversight has entered a more data-driven phase, with regulators focusing closely on how diagnoses are identified, documented, and submitted for risk adjustment. At the center of that scrutiny is the practice of “suspecting,” which involves searching patients’ medical records to identify…