A man who died in 2018 after being dropped in the operating room has led to immediate and long-term improvements at Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health, according to WJHL.

Urgent action is needed to combat patient harm, which causes millions of preventable deaths annually, according to the World Health Organization.

The CDC has narrowed down the wave of suspected vaping-related lung illnesses to 380 cases in 36 states.

Hudson, N.Y.-based Columbia Memorial Hospital will stop delivering babies Oct. 1 due to a shortage of obstetricians, according to CBS 6.

California passed a bill Sept. 12 that will require clinicians to complete implicit bias training as part of their continuing education, the Los Angeles Times reports.

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement recognized 162 hospitals, health systems and healthcare practices for providing "age-friendly" care.

Surgical masks are as effective as respirator-type masks in protecting healthcare workers from influenza and other respiratory viruses, according to a study published in JAMA.

Infants who require specialized care sleep better in the neonatal intensive care unit when they are played recordings of their mothers' voices, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

One in six physicians report making diagnostic errors daily, according to a Medscape poll.

Stuart Levy, MD, a researcher known for his pioneering work in antibiotic resistance, died Sept. 4, reports The Scientist.