Harrisonville, Mo.-based Cass Regional Medical Center is no longer at risk of losing its Medicare contract, according to The Kansas City Star.

Instagram and GoFundMe are among the latest social media companies to address anti-vaccine content online.

Flu activity remained elevated across the U.S. for the week ending March 16, according to the CDC's most recent FluView report.

The Democratic Republic of Congo is experiencing a surge in Ebola infections after several weeks of decline, reporting 55 cases in just six days, according to CIDRAP News.

The World Health Organization finalized its recommendations for the composition of the 2019-20 flu vaccine March 21.

A study published in Pediatrics identified the highest-priority patient safety research topics among pediatricians, healthcare leaders and families.

Mistakes in putting on or taking off personal protective equipment open up healthcare workers to risk of contamination with multidrug-resistant organisms, according to a study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

CMS' Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program offers a narrow view into the quality and safety at level 1 trauma centers, Jonathan Gleason, MD, chief quality officer for Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic, told WDBJ 7.

While hospitals are doing a better job of preventing and treating sepsis, patients who develop the infection are becoming sicker. As a result, the average cost of treating sepsis has grown more than 20 percent since 2015, according to an analysis from healthcare consultant Premier.

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed the first Ebola case in a city of nearly 1 million people, reports Reuters.

The world could eradicate tuberculosis by 2045 with more targeted financial resources and global collaboration, The Lancet Commission on Tuberculosis said March 20.

A fall prevention checklist can help caregivers identify frequently missed prevention interventions and areas for improvement in fall prevention protocols, according to a study published in the American Journal of Nursing.

Carroll Hospital in Westminster, Md., established a neonatal couplet care program, which will allow mothers of premature or sick infants to stay with them while they receive care.

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin said during a radio interview March 19 that he intentionally exposed his nine children to the chickenpox virus so they would contract the disease and gain immunity, according to the Courier Journal.

University of Illinois at Chicago has publicly denied its failure to oversee a troubled clinical trial involving adolescents, but newly obtained documents show the university did acknowledge some shortfalls to federal investigators, according to an investigative report from ProPublica Illinois.

Employee alignment and engagement is crucial for health systems seeking to build an organizational structure that supports patient-centered care, according to Press Ganey's 2019 Strategic Insights report, titled "Accelerating Transformation: Translating Strategy Into Action."

Implementing electronic prescribing and medication administration systems in hospitals could increase overall medication risk, according to a study published in BMC Health Services Research.

Working while sick with influenza-like illness may be common in training programs at hospitals, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, has added a new member to its award-winning staff. The facility has invested in Tru-D, "Total Room ultraviolet disinfection," a UVC disinfection robot that helps keep patients and staff safe from harmful germs.

A Tennessee woman filed a lawsuit against Nashville-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center March 19, claiming surgeons operated on her wrong kidney, reports The Tennessean.