In high-income countries, a vast majority of abortions are carried out before the 13th week of pregnancy, according to a study published in BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health.

NYU Winthrop Hospital in Mineola, N.Y., is experiencing a baby boom — among its staff. Fifteen nurses and physician assistants are all pregnant, according to WCBS-TV, a CBS-affiliate station.

The healthcare industry is facing a growing shortage of infectious disease specialists, which "could not be happening at a worse time" amid the rise in drug-resistant infections, Matt McCarthy, MD, wrote in an op-ed for The New York Times.

Researchers identified a highly resistant strain of Escherichia coli in four patients at a hospital in New York City, according to a study published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

A state legislative committee in California approved a bill that would allow nurse practitioners to care for patients without physician oversight, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Candida auris, an emerging fungus infection, is on the rise worldwide, and in the U.S. the number of confirmed cases now totals 587, according to the CDC.

An experimental cancer treatment that functions similarly to a vaccine proved effective in lymphoma patients, according to the results of a small study published in Nature Medicine.

New York City declared a public health emergency April 9 amid an ongoing measles outbreak and ordered mandatory vaccinations for residents in some zip codes, reports The Washington Post.

Some Illinois nurses have been wading through floodwaters and canoeing to hospice patients' homes after the Mississippi River flooded some areas of the Quad Cities, reports WQAD News 8.

Health officials on April 7 confirmed 16 Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo — the most cases reported in a single day since the outbreak started in August 2018, according to CIDRAP News.

In 2005, New Jersey passed legislation requiring hospitals and nursing homes to publicly report the number of patients each nurse is responsible for. The law helped improve nurse staffing ratios, a study published in Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, shows.

The CDC is investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections that has sickened 17 people.

Hospitals and federal agencies often keep outbreaks of drug-resistant infections quiet from the public, which could pose a threat to patient safety, reports The New York Times.

The CDC confirmed 78 new measles cases in the past week, bringing the annual total to 465 infections as of April 4, reports CNN.

Nurses posted bail for a man who was arrested for traffic violations as he raced to get his daughter to Centreville, Ill.-based Touchette Regional Hospital, reports Fox affiliate Fox2Now.

Health officials confirmed a norovirus outbreak at the Hospital for Sick Children Pediatric Center in Washington, D.C., after three patients tested positive April 6, reports Fox 5 DC.

A New York judge put a hold on Rockland County's decision to ban unvaccinated children from enclosed public areas, including schools, reports CNN.

Healthmark Industries, a family-owned healthcare supplier located in Fraser, Michigan, celebrates its 50th year in business in 2019.

Antimicrobial resistance is a major policy issue the world must address, a group of 11 researchers wrote in an article for Science.

The Democratic Republic of Congo's health ministry identified seven new Ebola cases April 4, which brings the outbreak total to 1,107, reports CIDRAP News.