The FDA on Feb. 19 issued a safety alert about the growing trend of taking plasma from a young person and infusing it into an older person to ward off aging, Bloomberg reports.

Athenahealth outlined four ways that healthcare practices can use quality metrics to improve performance outcomes in a recent athenaInsight blog post.

Health officials on Feb. 20 ruled that women who are pregnant or lactating may now receive Merck's experimental Ebola vaccine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, reports STAT.

As of Feb. 14, the CDC has confirmed 127 measles cases this year, which surpasses the annual total for both 2016 and 2017.

Maryland hospitals are making significant strides in improving patient safety and overall hospital quality, according to a Maryland Hospital Association report cited by WVNews.com.

A former nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., charged with reckless homicide after a medication error led to a patient's death in 2017, pleaded not guilty Feb. 20, according to The Tennessean.

Google, Facebook and Youtube are among the tech companies becoming more active in stopping the spread of anti-vaccination content online, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Proton pump inhibitors, which are commonly prescribed for heartburn, acid reflux and gastroesophageal reflux disease, may increase the risk of developing kidney disease, according to a study in Scientific Reports.

A study published in Critical Care Medicine examined the differences between hospital-onset and community-onset sepsis.

Wilmington, N.C.-based New Hanover Regional Medical Center has implemented a program to help malnourished patients after they leave the hospital.

Hospitals are doing a better job of reducing hospital readmissions for maternity patients, according to an analysis by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Appropriate staffing continues to be a major concern for critical care nurses, with only 39 percent of nurses saying they have the right number of nurses with the right knowledge and skills over 75 percent of the time, a study published in Critical Care Nurse found.

With help from clinical variables identified using machine learning techniques, physicians can predict which of their severe asthma patients may benefit from treatment with systemic corticosteroids, a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine found.

Researchers are using the gene-editing tool CRISPR to skip a step in antibody production in hopes of turning patients' immune systems against viruses that have no vaccines, STAT reports.

Scientists in Italy are performing large-scale releases of genetically modified mosquitoes in a high-security research lab as part of a controversial study examining whether the modified insects can eradicate the spread of infectious diseases like malaria, reports NPR.

Florida Senate Health Policy Chairwoman Gayle Harrell, R-Stuart, filed a bill that would boost oversight of pediatric heart surgery programs in the state, reports the Tampa Bay Times.

Researchers in the U.K. created a test that can detect sepsis in as little as 2.5 minutes, according to research published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics.

Newly licensed nurses are predominantly working 12-hour shifts, nearly half work overtime and more than 1 in 10 have a second job, a study published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing found.

For patients who had a total hip or knee arthroplasty procedure, using a text-messaging service bot for patient education may improve clinical outcomes, a study published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found.

Nashville, Tenn.-based TriStar Centennial Medical Center recently debuted a new technology system that helps detect lung cancer in its earliest stages, according to WSMV News4.