Nurses are more likely to have suicidal thoughts than other members of the U.S. workforce and are less likely to tell anyone about it, according to a study published in the American Journal of Nursing.

While the delta COVID-19 variant is known to be more transmissible, it isn't closely linked to more severe outcomes among hospitalized patients, according to the CDC's Oct. 22 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 

Twenty-five percent of nurses sampled in an Oct. 22 survey from the Kentucky Nurses' Association indicated it was likely they would leave their current positions in the next three months. 

No states are reporting high flu activity, according to new data from the CDC's FluView report published Oct. 22.

The nation's seven-day average for COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths fell this week alongside cases, which have been declining for five consecutive weeks, according to the CDC's COVID data tracker weekly review published Oct. 22.

A study published Oct. 22 in JAMA Open Network found patients hospitalized with COVID-19 were three times more likely to show a decline in cognitive function compared to COVID-19 patients who did not require that level of care.

Here are the rates of positive COVID-19 tests in each state, along with the number of new cases most recently reported and number of tests conducted per 100,000 people. 

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.

New daily COVID-19 hospitalization rates in the U.S. have decreased 19 percent over the last two weeks, though 12 states are still seeing hospitalization rates trend upward, according to data tracked by The New York Times.

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.

Despite concerns over the number of antibodies against COVID-19 dwindling after vaccination, there's no reason to worry about so-called "waning immunity," Katherine Wu, PhD, wrote Oct. 20 for The Atlantic. 

The number of people getting vaccinated against COVID-19 in Idaho has decreased in the last month, even as surging patient volumes have forced many hospitals in the state to operate under crisis standards of care, The Idaho Statesman reported Oct. 21. 

Wyoming is the currently most vaccine hesitant state, with 28.6 percent of residents over 18 reporting being hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. 

A sublineage of the delta variant that has gained some traction in the U.K. has been detected in the U.S., the CDC said Oct. 21. 

Residents in areas with the most robust primary care, the strongest public health infrastructure, and the fewest social vulnerabilities were 12 percent less likely to get infected with COVID-19 and 42 percent less likely to die from the virus, according to a report released Oct. 18 by Primary Care Collaborative and the Robert Graham Center.

Safety performance declined across the entire healthcare industry in 2020, according to an analysis published Oct. 21 by Press Ganey. 

An Oct. 20 report from The Lancet Countdown found human-induced climate change is negatively impacting human health in nearly every measurable way.

As systemwide chief nursing officer of Renton, Wash.-based Providence, Sylvain "Syl" Trepanier, DNP, RN, oversees a team of 48,000 nurses across the 51-hospital system.

New York City's health department said there have been 14 human cases of leptospirosis, including one death, this year as of Sept. 22, more than the total number of cases reported to the city than any other year. 

A study published Oct. 19 in Science Translational Medicine found male placentas showed increased immune activation compared with female placentas in pregnant women who tested positive for COVID-19.