One in six physicians report making diagnostic errors daily, according to a Medscape poll.

Stuart Levy, MD, a researcher known for his pioneering work in antibiotic resistance, died Sept. 4, reports The Scientist.

Chinese scientists used genetically modified stem cells to treat a 27-year-old man with HIV and cancer, according to a research paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Concord (N.H.) Hospital placed a nurse on administrative leave after she gave a mother the wrong newborn to feed Sept. 8, according to WHDH. 

Nurse researcher Dr. Sarah Szanton, PhD, CRNP, received the Heinz Award for Human Condition for the co-development of Community Aging in Place Advancing Better Living for Elders, a progressive program helping low-income older adults live independently.

The National Association of Neonatal Nurses is celebrating Neonatal Nurses Week from September 9-15 this year.

The HPV vaccine may prevent throat and mouth cancers in men, even among those who have not been vaccinated against the disease, according to a study published Sept. 10 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Since Pennsylvania's centralized electronic system for licensing boards launched in 2016, nurses across the state say they've faced delays and rude service, according to Spotlight PA.

A telehealth-based antimicrobial stewardship program helped reduce broad-spectrum antibiotic use by nearly 25 percent at two community hospitals, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Sexually transmitted diseases increased in Utah County for the fifth year in a row, according to the Daily Herald.

The World Health Organization will host the first-ever World Patient Safety Day Sept. 17.

A majority of healthcare providers felt an obligation to work when they were sick, according to survey results published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control.

Kansas health officials on Sept. 10 confirmed the state's first death in a string of mysterious lung illness linked to vaping, reports The Washington Post.

Los Angeles County on Sept. 9 unveiled a new fleet of vehicles that will respond to 911 calls involving people facing mental health crises, according to Los Angeles Daily News.

HHS Secretary Alex Azar will travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak zone with several other White House officials, reports STAT.

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a pair of bills Sept. 9 that will tighten restrictions on medical exemptions to school-mandated vaccines, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Measles cases have been decreasing in recent weeks, with the CDC reporting only seven confirmed cases for the week ended Sept. 5.

Nursing students will participate in a new patient simulation this fall at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis to learn how to better care for transgender patients, reports the Minnesota Daily.

To reduce nurses' stress in the workplace, Morgantown-based West Virginia University Health System — branded as WVU Medicine — turned to essential oils, reports WTRF 7News.

When nurse Claire Mills scrubbed in for an emergency cesarean section at Houston Methodist Hospital last May, she had no idea she was helping deliver her future son, reports ABC13 Houston.