The world has not taken enough action to address antimicrobial resistance in part due to limited understanding and support from the general public, according to a new report from the nonprofit research charity Wellcome Trust.

Nurses will testify before Massachusetts' Joint Committee on Public Health Oct. 29 in favor of legislation to improve patient handling practices in healthcare facilities. 

Columbus, Ohio-based Mount Carmel Health System has identified two potential cases of Legionnaires' disease in patients recently treated at Mount Carmel East in Columbus, a health system spokesperson confirmed to Becker's Hospital Review.

The American Academy of Pediatrics released a policy statement Oct. 27 in support of greater access to metabolic and bariatric surgery for children and adolescents with severe obesity.

New York's Department of Financial Services is investigating whether an algorithm used by UnitedHealth Group is racially biased after a study published Oct. 24 found the algorithm prioritized care for white patients over black patients, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Washington, D.C.-based St. Elizabeths Hospital resumed normal water usage Oct. 23, the same day two civil rights groups filed a lawsuit over the psychiatric hospital's handling of a 28-day water outage, according to The DC Post. 

Healthmark Industries is pleased to announce the launch of their newest game on Crazy4Clean.com, “The Instrument Bodyguard.”

Many older Americans are struggling to find a high-dose flu shot designed to offer extra protection in patients over age 65, reports The Boston Globe.

The government is ending a surveillance program that identifies potentially dangerous animal viruses that could spread to humans, reports The New York Times.

Flu activity increased slightly in the U.S. during the week ending Oct. 19, but remains low, according to the CDC's most recent FluView report.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System is reporting triple the cases of flu-like illness compared to the same time period last year, according to NBC affiliate WRCB.

A disproportionately high number of older patients are readmitted for the same infection treated during an initial hospital stay, according to a new study published Oct. 23 in the Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. 

Robert Chelsea became the first black person to receive a full face transplant in the U.S. after he underwent the procedure at Brigham and Woman's Hospital in July.

The Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., reported a case of Legionnaires' disease at its facility to the Florida health department, local news source News4Jax reports. 

A commonly used healthcare algorithm exhibits significant racial bias and reduces the number of black patients identified for extra care by more than half, according to a study published Oct. 24 in American Association for the Advancement of Science. 

Police officers in New York City will have access to free counseling and mental health services through a new program from NewYork-Presbyterian. 

The CDC reported 125 new cases of EVALI — e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury — this week, bringing the national case count to 1,604 as of Oct. 22. 

 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the first flu-related death of the 2019-20 season Oct. 24.

Wilmington, Del.-based ChristianaCare vaccinated 8,035 employees from the flu in a single-day event.

Between 35 percent and 54 percent of U.S. nurses and physicians are burned out, a situation that won't improve until healthcare organizations, educational institutions and the government all make systemic changes, according to a new report from the National Academy of Medicine.