A federal program that funded three rural maternal health networks in Minnesota, Missouri and West Virginia improved prenatal and postpartum care access for more than 8,600 women, according to a 2026 report. HRSA’s “Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program,”…

Federal funding cuts to the CDC’s FoodNet program have weakened the U.S. system for detecting foodborne illness outbreaks, according to food safety experts cited in a July 27 KFF Health News report published by CBS News. The changes come as…

The National Institutes of Health has appointed Courtney Aklin, PhD, director of the National Institute of Nursing Research.  Dr. Aklin has served as acting director and acting scientific director of the National Institute of Nursing Research since April 2025, according…

Colorado opened its third medical school July 24, the University of Northern Colorado College of Osteopathic Medicine in Greeley. The state-funded school will welcome 81 students in its inaugural class, with just over half from Colorado, according to a news…

The Democratic Republic of Congo Ebola outbreak is set to become the second-largest on record within days, Bloomberg reported July 26. Here is what to know. 1. In the past week, health officials reported 856 new confirmed infections, and total…

Northwell Health’s Lenox Hill Hospital raised more than $1.6 million at its Brain Tumor Center Gala in New York City to fund research, clinical trials and treatment advancements for brain tumor patients. More than 600 guests attended the annual event,…

HHS has rewritten the governing charters for the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines and the National Vaccine Advisory Committee. The ACCV charter, filed July 21, removes the standalone designated federal officer section that appeared in the previous version, which specified…

Nearly 1 in 5 adolescents and young adults in the U.S. — an estimated 8.2 million people — used an AI chatbot for mental health advice in 2025, according to a study published June 1 in JAMA Pediatrics. The findings…

People are living longer, but most populations are now spending a decade or more of life in poor health, a recent study published in The Lancet Public Health found. “Progress towards healthy ageing should therefore be assessed not only by…

Six states have adopted the physician associate title, and hospitals in those states are in different stages of using the title internally. The American Academy of Physician Associates voted in 2021 to adopt “physician associate” as the profession’s official title,…