More than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur annually in the U.S., according to the CDC's 2019 Antibiotic Resistance Threats report published Nov. 13.

Colorado researchers have developed a model that lets clinicians predict the risk of a child experiencing septic shock in the emergency department, according to a study published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

MultiCare Auburn (Wash.) Medical Center is notifying certain patients of a  potential exposure to tuberculosis after an employee recently tested positive for the disease, according to CBS affiliate KIRO 7. 

An intervention that included comparing physicians' antibiotic prescribing patterns helped reduce antibiotic prescriptions by nearly 36 percent, according to a study published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

Cases of the deadly fungus Candida auris have grown to 836, up from 799 at the end of July, according to the most recent tracking data from the CDC.

More Americans are surviving lung cancer, with a five-year survival rate of 21.7 percent in 2019, compared to 17.2 percent in 2009, according to a new report by the American Lung Association. 

A 17-year-old patient underwent what is believed to be the first vaping-related double lung transplant in the U.S. at Detroit-based Henry Ford Hospital Oct. 15.

Amid a severe nursing shortage, a Wisconsin Veterans Affairs hospital launched an interview program that reduced nurse turnover rates by 52 percent, according to McKnight's Long-Term Care News.

Three patients at Powell, Tenn.-based Tennova Healthcare-North Knoxville Medical Center suffered minor injuries after a buck crashed through a window Nov. 12, according to NBC News.

A patient at Houston-based MD Anderson Cancer Center whose reported death was identified as a preventable death in a CMS inspection report released late last month is actually alive and receiving care, hospital officials confirmed Nov. 12.

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners is celebrating National Nurse Practitioner Week from Nov. 10-16 this year.

A nurse-led education and consultation program created at New York University improves care quality and patient safety for patients over age 65, according to a study published Nov. 4 in The Gerontologist.

Patients who developed an infection in the month after surgery were nearly twice as likely to die as patients who did not develop an infection 30 days after surgery, according to a study published in JAMA Surgery.

Hospital beds made of copper do not harbor as much bacteria during a patient stay as regular hospital beds with plastic surfaces, according to a study published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

A Veterans Affairs hospital in Washington, D.C., uncovered significant delays in sending patients test results for mammograms and other breast cancer screening tests due to an employee error, reports NBC4 Washington.

Seattle Children's Hospital closed three operating rooms and two procedural areas after mold was discovered Nov. 10, the second time this year, according to ABC affiliate KOMO News. 

Only 25.9 percent of grants for prevention research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health involved leading causes of death, despite these conditions being linked to 74 percent of all deaths nationwide, according to a study published Nov. 8 in Jama Network Open.

A judge granted the family of a 9-month-old girl a temporary restraining order Nov. 10 to prevent physicians from taking her off life support at Fort Worth, Texas-based Cook Children's Medical Center, according to Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 

Hundreds of people waited outside the Somerset (N.J.) County Department of Health for a free hepatitis A shot Nov. 6, forcing the county to close the walk-in clinic early due to an "overwhelming public demand," according to NJ.com.

A pharmacist mistakenly administered insulin shots to 10 people at an Oklahoma care facility for people with intellectual disabilities, all of whom required hospitalization Nov. 6, according to the Tulsa World.