Officials announced Jan. 17 that travelers from Wuhan, China, will be screened at three U.S. airports amid a mysterious viral infection outbreak that has already spread to two other countries, STAT reports. 

Vermont has declared a statewide outbreak of hepatitis A, joining 30 other states.

About 170 people have been sickened with a gastrointestinal illness after going to Yosemite National Park in California this month, and two of them have confirmed cases of norovirus.

A second person has died from the mysterious pneumonia outbreak originating in central China, CNN reports.

After a string of suspicious deaths at a Veterans Affairs hospital, lawmakers have introduced a bill in the U.S. House requiring the VA to provide detailed reports on patient safety and care quality at its hospitals.

While the word "provider" blankets clinicians of varying degree levels under one term, physicians should not view it as an insult, Chadi Nabhan, MD, a Chicago-based hematologist and medical oncologist, wrote in an op-ed for Medscape.

Flu is responsible for an estimated 13 million illnesses, 120,000 hospitalizations and 6,600 deaths this season, according to the CDC's most recent FluView report.

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices on Jan. 16 shared 10 common medication errors and hazards healthcare providers should work to address in 2020.

Information tracked by wearable sensors, such as Fitbits, could be used to improve flu surveillance and prevent outbreaks, according to a study published Jan. 16 in The Lancet.

After Cardinal Health warned customers that some of its surgical gowns may not be sterile, Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network canceled some elective surgeries Jan. 16, a health system spokesperson confirmed to Becker's Hospital Review.

Establishing a specialized lung rescue team to help treat obese patients on a ventilator due to acute respiratory failure has helped Massachusetts General Hospital reduce death risk among these patients by nearly 50 percent for up to one year, according to a study published in Critical Care.

Cardinal Health has warned customers about potential quality issues with some of its surgical gowns and PreSource procedural packs that contain the gowns, and the company is recommending that customers immediately discontinue use of them.

An Escherichia coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce has ended, after infecting 167 people and resulting in 85 hospitalizations, according to the CDC.

New Hampshire reported the first influenza-related death of the 2019-20 flu season, according to ABC affiliate WMUR-TV.

As investigations of more vaping-related deaths continue, Becker's has compiled a breakdown of relevant CDC information regarding the cause behind the EVALI outbreak.

Sepsis deaths worldwide have dropped by 30 percent since 1990, according to a study published in The Lancet.

Anti-vaccine sentiment may be fueling many millennials' decision to skip the flu shot, according to a survey from the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Blood pressure rises more rapidly in women than in men, while also beginning earlier in life, according to a study published Jan. 15 in JAMA Cardiology. 

Officials say a quarantined patient at Barbourville (Ky.) Appalachian Regional Healthcare was misdiagnosed, CBS affiliate WYMT reports.

The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons is suing U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff for asking social media platforms to remove inaccurate vaccine information, saying his request amounts to censorship of free speech.