The majority of primary care physicians report that drug shortages affect the quality of patient care and increase administrative burdens, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open. The cross-sectional survey, conducted by researchers from the American Medical Association,…

The annual number of deaths in the U.S. is projected to exceed the annual number of births beginning in 2030, according to a January report from the Congressional Budget Office. The projections are based on existing laws and policies as…

Flu activity remained elevated nationwide during the week ending Jan. 3, with pediatric deaths and overall hospitalizations continuing to climb, according to recent data from the CDC.  The latest flu report comes as some hospitals have begun postponing procedures and…

The Nevada Donor Network will manage organ procurement services in Southern Florida, CMS said Jan. 8, after the agency decertified the Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency in September.  The Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency was a division of the University…

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has built one of the country’s most ambitious transplant programs. Whether performing the first double lung-liver transplant in the U.S., eliminating all traces of colorectal cancer for a terminal patient through a liver transplant, providing an anesthesia-free…

After finding flaws with a federal patient safety metric, researchers at Los Angeles-based UCLA Health are calling for revisions.  In a study published Oct. 12 in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery, UCLA Health researchers outlined their concerns with “PSI 04:…

Police fatally shot a patient wielding a makeshift knife at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital on Jan. 8, The New York Times reported. The patient, a man in his early 60s, was admitted to the hospital Jan. 7. About 5:30 p.m.…

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare launched a clinical care redesign nearly a decade ago and saved $88 million in fiscal year 2025 through a multi-pronged approach, according to Chief Quality Officer Stephanie Calcasola, RN.  The redesign focuses on reducing clinical variation, which…

Women account for 50.2% of all U.S. medical residents, achieving a majority share for the first time, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges’ 2025 “Report on Residents.” Women make up the majority of residents in obstetrics and gynecology…

CMS seeks to remove regulatory friction around how clinicians practice and move across state lines as part of its $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program.  The agency explicitly incorporated scope-of-practice reform and licensure compacts into its funding methodology for the…