Fewer than 10% of cancer patients undergo hereditary testing, meaning the vast majority of high-risk individuals are never identified within standard clinical workflows. As accreditation programs begin requiring formal risk assessment, health systems face growing pressure to catch these patients…

One Brooklyn Health’s Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., has received two American Heart Association quality achievement awards recognizing its cardiovascular and stroke care. The hospital earned Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Gold Plus and Get With The…

The U.S. has confirmed 2,318 measles cases as of July 23, already ahead of the 2,289 cases reported in the full 2025 calendar year, CDC data shows. Ninety-three percent of this year’s cases are tied to an outbreak, and 35…

ECRI has named Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Cottage Health the winner of its 2026 Health Technology Excellence Award, the nonprofit patient safety organization announced July 29. The award recognizes an ECRI member for an initiative that improves patient safety, cuts costs…

HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has canceled more than 100 research grants totaling $131.3 million in lost funding, according to data shared by AcademyHealth.  AcademyHealth — a nonprofit focused on health services and policy research — launched a…

As the CDC investigates clusters of cyclosporiasis cases, including one multistate outbreak affecting nine states linked to iceberg lettuce, some hospital laboratories are operating 24/7 to match the outbreak’s pace. Between May 1 and July 27, the CDC has confirmed…

The push to establish billing codes for AI-enabled clinical analyses is intensifying a longstanding debate over how the healthcare system values nursing work. The American Nurses Association is closely reviewing proposed federal payment policies for emerging technologies, but it cautions…

President Donald Trump has repeatedly pushed HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reduce the number of shots on the childhood vaccine schedule, The Wall Street Journal reported July 27. President Trump reportedly steers nearly every conversation with his health…

The Florida Department of Health issued guidance July 24 recommending that healthcare providers avoid prescribing psychotropic medications to children ages 5-17 for mental health conditions including depression, anxiety and attention-deficit related disorders. The guidance comes as HHS outlined an action plan May 4 to…

Nurses enrolled in school or who held graduate degrees were more likely to leave their roles, according to a recent study — a paradox that some systems are reversing with their career programs. The national nurse turnover rate is 28.7%,…