Shifting routine rotavirus vaccination to shared clinical decision-making is projected to raise healthcare costs between $34.5 million and $103.5 million, according to a modeling study published Oct. 26 in JAMA Network Open.  The decision analytical model, led by researchers at…

A PNAS analysis led by Stanford researchers suggests earlier estimates of long COVID’s effects may have been inflated by how studies selected their comparison groups, though the authors said the findings do not mean long-term symptoms are not real. Here…

Nurse leaders are turning their attention to midcareer nurses as a growing retention risk. Mid-career nurses, defined as those with five to 15 years of experience, are facing significant pressure at work and home. In a reversal from 2022, midcareer…

States with lower breast cancer screening rates often report higher shares of breast cancers diagnosed at a regional or distant stage, according to U.S. Cancer Statistics data released in June by the CDC. The CDC classifies breast cancer stage at…

Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System has saved $3.8 million in labor costs with a new-nurse readiness assessment tool developed by two nurses at the 11-hospital system.  The technology platform, Orientation Assessment Reporting System (OARS), has helped the system reduce…

FMOL Health, a 10-hospital system based in Baton Rouge, La., measures two patient safety metrics most other hospitals do not: whether patients leave the hospital as mobile as they arrived, and whether they acquire any bloodstream infection.  CMS requires hospitals…

The cumulative flu hospitalization rate has climbed to the highest level for this point in the season in more than 15 years, according to CDC data. For the week ending Oct. 17, the cumulative flu hospitalization rate was 2.1 per…

Internal medicine represents the largest primary care specialty, with 48% of all primary care physicians practicing in this field, according to new data from KFF. In contrast, obstetrics and gynecology represents 10.1% of the primary care workforce, underscoring a significant…

NYU Langone Health entered 2026 with a No. 1 ranking from Vizient as the nation’s top academic medical center for quality and safety, and all 13 of its specialties placed in the top 20 by U.S. News & World Report.…

The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network made two changes to transplant rules aimed at improving communication and safety, but critics say they may raise ethical and patient care issues, NPR reported Oct. 28. On Aug. 20, the OPTN board of…