Use of peripherally inserted central catheters that use a magnetized tip can result in serious allergic reactions in patients, according to a study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

Las Vegas-based Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital shut off its water Oct. 2 after discovering Legionella bacteria in its water supply, reports CBS affiliate KLAS-TV.

To decrease length of stay among surgical patients, Mayo Clinic created an Enhanced Recovery Pathway, which it strategically implemented across the organization and partnering institutions, David Larson, MD, division chair of colon and rectal surgery at Mayo, wrote in an…

Some Native American tribes are taking over the management of Indiana Health Service hospitals in hopes of reversing a long history of poor care quality, low funding and understaffing at the federal facilities, according to The New York Times. 

Crew resource management, an aviation strategy that can be adapted to healthcare settings, helps reduce adverse events and results in cost savings, according to a study published in American Journal of Medical Quality.

A well-known cardiac surgeon will return to St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in February to help rebuild its troubled heart transplant program, reports the Tampa Bay Times.

Detroit-based Wayne State University sent termination notices to 110 pediatricians on Oct. 14. The pediatricians, who work for the university's medical school and Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit, can either join WSU's pediatrics group or lose their jobs with…

Many physicians order urine tests out of habit, not necessity, which can contribute to antibiotic overuse, according to The New York Times.

The family of an infant who died after contracting a bacterial infection at Geisinger Medical Center plans to sue the Danville, Pa.-based hospital, reports ABC affiliate WNEP.

A psychiatric patient has escaped from Oregon State Hospital in Junction City for the second time in two years, according to The Register-Guard.