A group of nursing leaders is calling for a significant shift in the way nursing is measured in acute and critical care hospitals to better capture the full scope of nurses' work and its effect on patient outcomes.
As of Oct. 13, Rwanda has confirmed 61 cases of Marburg virus infections and 14 deaths from the rare hemorrhagic fever. On Oct. 14, the United States began screening travelers who were recently in Rwanda.
Massachusetts and the District of Columbia reported the highest flu vaccination rates among U.S. states last season, according to an analysis from KFF.
People who had a confirmed case of COVID-19 during the pandemic's first wave have twice the risk of heart attack, stroke and death compared to those who were never infected, according to research funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Quest Diagnostics, a laboratory services business, has completed its purchase of select laboratory assets from Columbus-based OhioHealth.
The FDA has decided to reconsider its recent ban on the sale of compounded versions of tirzepatide, according to court documents obtained by Becker's.
The American Physiological Society and online library Wiley will relaunch the journal Comprehensive Physiology with a new focus on interorgan communication.
A new postpartum, at-home blood pressure monitoring program at M Health Fairview reduced postpartum readmissions due to hypertension by 69%.
The state of Wyoming had the lowest breast cancer screening rate in 2022 at 59.5% — nearly 20% lower than the state with the highest rate of 78.4%, Rhode Island.
On Oct. 13, a disturbance involving teenage patients led to multiple arrests at Riverview Behavioral Health, a psychiatric facility in Texarkana, Ark.