Montefiore Nyack (N.Y.) Hospital updated its existing communication system for emergency responders to include a measles alert.

Nurses shared valuable self-care tips they wish they'd followed sooner in their careers in a May 8 post on the online discussion board Reddit.

Beth Beaty, RN, a nurse at Roper Hospital in Charleston, S.C., is turning medical waste into art, according to Nurse.org.

About 700 women die every year in the U.S. from pregnancy-related complications, and many of these deaths are preventable, according to the CDC's most recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published May 7.

More hospitals are using evidence-based or recommended practices to prevent device-related infections, according to a study published in BMJ Quality & Safety.

Rutland Regional Medical Center in Rutland City, Vt., is requesting an emergency certificate of need from the state to address ligature risks through a $3.5 million renovation, reports VTDigger.

New York City cited 84 people for failing to comply with a mandatory measles vaccination measure, the health department said May 7, according to CNBC.

Guinness World Records reversed its decision to deny a nurse a London Marathon record over her clothing choice after many spoke out about the record's sexist criteria, reports The New York Times.

A digital procedural checklist can help physicians in trauma centers improve performance without becoming cumbersome, according to new research.

Most business and clinical leaders value nurses' innovation and clinical skills, but haven't given them leadership positions yet, according to a survey from The BDO Center for Healthcare Excellence & Innovation and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in Philadelphia.

The National Association for Healthcare Quality created a framework outlining key competencies for healthcare quality teams.

Health experts warn that the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak may be on the brink of disaster amid continued violence and community resistance, reports STAT.

Executives at Dayton, Ohio-based Kettering Health Network are shadowing the nursing staff to gain a better understanding of their day-to-day work, according to WDTN, an NBC-affiliated TV station.

Arizona has reported 212 cases of hepatitis A this year, according to a Fox News report.

More Americans are traveling to developing countries and coming back with rare skin conditions that sometimes perplex physicians, reports The New York Times.

One thing people have in common throughout the U.S. is how often they Google search HPV, according to TermLife2Go.

A presidential advisory panel is urging the HHS secretary to make antibiotic stewardship programs mandatory for U.S. hospitals.

A nurse was denied the Guinness World Record of being the fastest woman to run the London Marathon in a nurse's uniform because she did not wear a dress and apron, reports The New York Times.

Health officials are investigating two cases of Legionnaires' disease among patients at University of Chicago Medical Center, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.

Senator Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is urging the CDC to declare an emergency over Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus that is spreading globally, reports the New York Daily News.