Vaping-related lung injuries resemble injuries from exposure to toxic substances or chemical spills, according to research published Oct. 2 in the New England Journal of Medicine. 

Fear of harming someone experiencing a medical emergency is the most common reason bystanders are hesitant to initiate CPR, according to a study published in the Emergency Medical Journal.

The New Mexico Department of Health confirmed the first flu-related death of the 2019-20 season Oct. 2.

Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, part of Ascension Wisconsin, is building out a neurosurgery program to become more competitive with other hospitals in the area, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

North Platte, Neb.-based Great Plains Health implemented a new sepsis alert system Oct. 1, according to The North Platte Telegraph. 

An 11-state cyclospora infection outbreak, which sickened 241 people, has ended, the CDC announced.

A vast majority of healthcare workers with an acute respiratory illness worked while sick in spite of facility policies against it, according to a study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

Below are six hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers.

Short sleep durations can increase the risk of chronic illness-related death, according to a study published Oct. 2 in the Journal of the American Heart Association. 

Annapolis, Md.-based Anne Arundel Medical Center will begin a three-year internal medicine residency program.