The University of Tennessee Health Science Center's nursing school in Memphis has received a three-year, $1.5 million grant from HHS to expand a training and certification program on caring for patients who experienced sexual assault. 

The CDC designated the delta variant of the coronavirus — first identified in India — as a "variant of concern" June 15, reigniting attention on the race between vaccines and coronavirus variants. 

U.S. health officials are watching two key factors to determine if and when Americans will need COVID-19 vaccine boosters, Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said during a June 17 White House briefing. 

An Alabama nurse is out of a job after TikToks featuring him spreading COVID-19 misinformation and making inflammatory comments went viral, The Birmingham News reported.

There are many different initiatives and strategies leaders can implement to better support nursing staff. 

Agile care models can support nurse workforce well-being and resilience, while also ensuring optimum quality care is delivered.

The delta coronavirus variant appears more commonly linked to a different range of symptoms than other variants, according to a large U.K. study cited by CNBC.

As cases continue to decrease in most regions of the U.S., some states still present concerning trends.   

New Mexico has administered the highest percentage of COVID-19 vaccines it has received, according to the CDC's COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration data tracker.

Vermont has the highest percentage of its population fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the CDC's COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration data tracker.

North Carolina's behavioral health crisis has reached a state of emergency, the North Carolina Healthcare Association and 11 other groups said in a June 14 letter to lawmakers. 

In response to a request from the American Hospital Association, CMS said it will consider temporary survey suspensions for hospitals experiencing COVID-19 surges. 

The CDC rolled out an interactive web tool to help clinicians and the public navigate COVID-19 testing options June 14, reports AHA News.

Toi Worthy, MSN, a family nurse practitioner in Ohio, was inspired to create a kit for at-home health monitoring after learning she had high blood pressure five years ago, Spectrum News 1 reported June 16. 

COVID-19 vaccine coverage was low among pregnant women in early May and varied greatly based on a woman's age and race/ethnicity, according to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published June 15. 

The University of Mobile's (Ala.) doctor of nurse anesthesia practice program has become the first such program in the four-state region also covering Mississippi, Louisiana and Georgia to receive accreditation, the university said June 15. 

Below are 13 hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers. 

Primary care providers can manage the treatment of most post-COVID-19 conditions, according to the CDC's interim guidance on treating long-haulers published June 14. 

Nine states are seeing weekly COVID-19 cases trend upward, according to data tracked by Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University.  

The nation's COVID-19 death toll surpassed 600,000 June 15, according to data from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University.