As mental and behavioral health issues soared among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic, potential complications associated with their pregnancies increased 19.8%, according to a FAIR Health report released Sept. 9. 

The CDC has confirmed the nation's first case of bird flu in a person who had no known occupational exposure to infected animals, the agency said Sept. 6. 

The American Public Health Association will honor 13 public health leaders on Oct. 28 at its annual meeting.

Emily Barey, RN, has served as Epic System's "chief nurse evangelist" for 23 years.

Many hospitals are seeing nurse staffing levels stabilize after several years marked by significant shortages. While a welcome trend for the nation's healthcare system, it presents a new challenge. 

All-cause mortality is rising in the U.S., but the reason behind it is difficult to pinpoint, an opinion essay published in JAMA said.

A California nurses association is urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto a bill that would delay earthquake safety standards for hospitals.

Blood tests are booming as a way to diagnose a variety of diseases.

National orthopedic organizations do not have clear guidelines for obese and overweight patients seeking joint replacements, but individual physicians have different cutoffs — and the variation is complicating care, The New York Times reported Sept. 4. 

Becker's has compiled a list of the hospitals with a CMS 5-star rating for cleanliness.

There's a roughly 80% chance that combined peak hospitalizations from COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus and influenza will be similar or lower to levels seen during last year's respiratory virus season, though three factors could lead to a higher burden, according to a new CDC report. 

Amanda Caldwell, BSN, RN, did not intend to step into leadership, but her desire to make things better for patients and serve staff eventually drove her toward such roles.

A recent study found patients with a sepsis diagnosis who were discharged to home health care, skilled nursing facilities or home had higher readmission rates.

A measles outbreak in Minnesota has risen to 30 reported cases. 

The National Institutes of Health halted research on "Havana syndrome" Aug. 30 after an internal probe found some patients with the mysterious illness may have been coerced into participating, the Miami Herald reported.

New national guidelines on pediatric care in emergency departments reduce mortality, a recent study found.

COVID-19 metrics in the U.S. fell slightly for the week ending Aug. 24, indicating the nation's summer wave may be slowing. 

Vermont has the highest catheter associated urinary tract infections rate in the country while North Dakota has the lowest, CDC data shows. 

In a recent press release, Healthmark, A Getinge Company announced they are now offering the Humipak for Robotic Instruments to its SST Instrument Retrieval product line.  

Recently Bloomberg released their first in a series of articles on Advanced Practice Nursing. Practitioners. This first installment focused on nurse practitioner education, offering harmful and unsubstantiated opinions regarding the educational preparation and subsequent care provided by U.S. based Nurse Practitioners to patients across the United States. As dedicated nurse practitioner faculty and nurse practitioners (NPs), each with over 30 years’ experience in the field, we denounce this misguided reporting as irresponsible and dangerous to patient safety, as we did almost five years ago in Becker’s Hospital Review rebutting a similar article. Perpetuating the messaging that NPs are “unsafe” is old, tired, and unsupported by peer-reviewed research.