Nearly 100 children have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo since the second-worst Ebola outbreak in history began in August.

As the nurse‐patient ratio increases, care quality declines, and nursing workload increases, a study published in the Journal of Nursing Management found.

Canton, Ohio-based Mercy Medical Center lowered readmission rates by over 20 percent using a cognitive machine solution. 

Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin was fined $20,250 for several hazardous waste violations, according to a state report cited by the VTDigger.

More than 26 million people have taken an at-home DNA test, MIT Technology Review reports.

A study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examined the association between Western diets, which are typically high in fat and sugar, and the risk of developing severe sepsis.

The CDC and state health officials stated are investigating potential exposures to Brucella strain RB51 connected to consuming raw milk in 19 states.

Researchers in the U.S. and China have built a system using artificial intelligence that automatically and successfully diagnoses common childhood medical conditions after processing clinical data, according to The New York Times.

Markets for hospitals and physicians have become more concentrated in the last few years, and this consolidation may lead to worse care quality, according to a report in The New York Times.

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health has partnered with European tech company Ada Health to bring the company's symptom-checking software to U.S. patients, according to CNBC.

St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital submitted a corrective action plan after a Tampa Bay Times investigation found safety lapses in the hospital's heart surgery program, CBS-affiliate TV station WTSP reports.

The University of California soon will be granted what may be a valuable patent on the gene-editing tool called CRISPR, according to Reuters.  

As anti-vaccination movements rise during dangerous disease outbreaks, teenagers of parents against vaccines, or anti-vaxxers, are seeking their own treatments, according to The Washington Post.

A study published in American Journal of Infection Control examined the effectiveness of a formulary restriction and preauthorization program at an academic medical center.

Patients may receive less palliative care at U.S. hospitals primarily serving minorities, a study published in JAMA Network Open found.

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston have created a system to deliver insulin that uses a needle so small patients can swallow it without feeling pain from an injection, NPR reports.

An internal review conducted by St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital found 13 cases in which patients in the facility's heart unit were harmed by care, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

Increasing physician bonus size may improve care quality, researchers report in JAMA Network Open.

The CDC estimates that there have been 13.2 million to 15.2 million flu illnesses this season.

The precision medical imaging market is projected to grow from $120 million in 2017 to more than $8 billion by 2027, according to a report from market research firm Frost & Sullivan.