Amid months of divestment in federal public health agencies, the CDC has 60% fewer flu samples from other countries than it did in 2024, which could hamper development of an effective flu shot next year, NPR reported Nov. 7.  Usually,…

Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, the flagship facility of Central Maine Healthcare, will not seek reverification as a Level 3 trauma center from the American College of Surgeons, according to a Nov. 5 alert from Maine EMS. The 205-bed…

Since June, Jacksonville, Fla.-based Nemours Children’s Health has cared for more than 120 children with complex medical conditions at home through a first-of-a-kind program. The Advanced Care at Home program is designed for children who are medically stable but require…

A campus police officer at WakeMed Garner Healthplex in North Carolina died after a shooting incident in the lobby of the hospital’s emergency department Nov. 8.  Officer Roger Smith was on duty Nov. 8 when he was shot and killed…

The Association of American Medical Colleges is calling on medical schools and academic medical centers to strengthen nutrition education across all stages of medical training.  In a Nov. 6 call to action, the association urged deans and medical education leaders…

Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital has detected Legionnaires’ disease in two patients in the past six weeks, NBC affiliate WLWT5 reported Nov. 3. The source of exposure is unknown, but hospital officials said they were working with local and state health departments…

Bloomington, Ill.-based St. Joseph Medical Center has the lowest rate of complications during delivery of any hospital in the nation, CMS found. CMS’ Maternal Health-Hospital database collected data on measures such as exclusive breast feeding, serious birth complications, cesarean births,…

In the days after CMS finalized its 2026 physician fee schedule, dozens of physician organizations rebuked the rule and a 2.5% reduction the agency called an “efficiency adjustment.” Reimbursement under Medicare will shrink for more than 7,000 physician services, or…

In the U.S., 280 hospitals have a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection rate of zero, as based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS. The Healthcare-Associated Infections-Hospital database uses measures — developed by the CDC and collected through the National Healthcare…

A surgical team at New York City-based NYU Langone Health has performed the first pig-to-human kidney transplant as part of a new clinical trial for patients with end-stage renal disease. The multisite Expand study is the first U.S. clinical trial…