Several New York nurses say they lack the resources to get help for job-related mental health issues, a problem among nurses nationwide, according to amNY.com.

A $2.8 million federal grant will help to graduate more nurse practitioners from Allendale, Mich.-based Grand Valley State University's Kirkhof College of Nursing in Grand Rapids through a collaboration with two Michigan healthcare systems, the university announced July 15.

A series of sequential interventions helped a neonatal intensive care unit at a tertiary care hospital achieve zero methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.

An additional 489 people have been sickened since June in a Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry, for a total of 768 cases in 48 states, according to a July 19 report from the CDC.

A Kentucky-based physician received five years of probation for allegedly allowing his unlicensed wife to improperly handle flu vaccines, which led to a three-state infection outbreak, according to the Lexington Herald Leader.

The University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville has implemented a task force focused on eliminating unnecessary laboratory testing, which could serve as a national model for other hospitals to improve lab utilization.  

Denver-based Porter Adventist Hospital plans to reopen its transplant program by early fall, reports The Denver Post.

A small explosion injured two people at Norwalk (Conn.) Hospital's emergency department July 21, reports Fox 61.

Rick Evans, senior vice president of patient services and chief experience officer at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, talks about the difficulties of integrating patient experience best practices into caregiver workflow; using technology to meet patient expectations and the steps NewYork-Presbyterian plans to improve patient and provider experience this year.

The Virginia Department of Health has seen an unusual increase in respiratory illnesses this summer, according to ABC affiliate 13News Now.

Kansas health officials are implementing new school vaccination requirements to help protect the public from disease outbreaks, reports CBS affiliate KWCH.

Music can be an effective tool for reducing anxiety in patients before receiving anesthesia, on par with using sedatives, according to a study published in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.

Educating hospital cleaning staff, focusing on knowledge gaps, challenges and barriers, can lead to fewer Clostridium difficile infections, according to a study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

Lisa Allen, PhD, chief patient experience officer of Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine, discusses key strategies for engaging patients and their families, finding the time to train providers and the organization's patient experience improvement goals.

Vaccine-preventable diseases can have debilitating effects such as deafness and blindness, and survivors of these illnesses have shared their stories with The Chicago Tribune amidst one of the worst measles outbreaks in decades.

Fear, trust in the government, and perceived likelihood of exposure are the three leading predictors of Americans' willingness to receive Ebola vaccinations, according to a study published July 17 in Heliyon and reported by News Medical.

Chambersburg (Penn.) Hospital locked down its emergency room July 17 after at least eight people receiving treatment for fights began fighting again at the hospital, according to WPMT FOX-43.

Health officials declared the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern July 17. The outbreak, which is nearing the one-year mark, had caused 2,522 infections and 1,698 deaths as of July 16.

Louisville, Ky.-based Jewish Hospital is putting its heart transplant program on hold starting Aug. 17, according to The Courier-Journal.

Higher employment rates correlate with increased physician visits for the flu, according to a study published April 24 in Economics & Human Biology and reported July 9 by Ball State University.