A patient died at WellSpan York (Pa.) Hospital's emergency department after being left unattended for more than an hour, according to a state inspection report cited by York Daily Record.

The CDC has penned a new name for vaping-related illness: EVALI, which stands for e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury, according to new healthcare recommendations the agency released Oct. 11.  

New York City-based Albert Einstein College of Medicine is partnering with City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy to offer a combined medical and master's of public health degree. 

A Sacramento, Calif., nurse pleaded guilty to conspiring with home health agencies in a scheme where the nurse referred Medicare beneficiaries to the agencies in exchange for illegal kickbacks, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced Oct. 10.

A physician claims she was fired in retaliation for suing Denver-based Centura Health regarding its aid-in-dying policy, according to local ABC affiliate Denver7. 

Sixteen of the 35 West Nile virus deaths reported in 2019 have been in Arizona, the CDC reports. 

The Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center has temporarily paused elective surgeries until the end of October, citing equipment and staffing issues, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 

The Massachusetts medical board is facing pushback from hospitals and physicians regarding stricter surgical regulations in the state, reports The Boston Globe.

Ebola transmission is drastically decreasing in the Democratic Republic of Congo, signaling a potential end in sight for the record-breaking 14-month outbreak, reports CIDRAP News.

A multifaceted intervention helped significantly improve vaccination rates in a neonatal intensive care unit, according to a study published in Pediatrics.