Most men would choose to do household chores rather than visit their physician's office for a check-up, according to a new survey from Cleveland Clinic.

Nurses at Orlando, Fla.-based Dr. P. Phillips Hospital are repurposing previously discarded surgical wraps into sleeping bags for the homeless, according to the Windermere Observer.

Oregon health officials identified the second death linked to a string of mysterious lung illnesses occurring in patients who recently reported vaping, according to The New York Times.

A bill to crack down on excessive medical vaccine exemptions passed the California legislature Sept. 4 and will now head to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, reports The Sacramento Bee.

Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola Medicine and Loyola University Chicago were able to save patients lives, reduce hospital stays and slash costs through the adoption of its sepsis care quality improvement program.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration awarded Illinois State University's Mennonite College of Nursing in Normal a $2.8 million grant, which will allow nurse practitioner students to gain clinical experience in rural and underserved areas, according to NPR affiliate…

A team of about 10 registered nurses and administrative staff members from Kentucky traveled to North Carolina on Sept. 4 to help care for victims of Hurricane Dorian, according to Kentucky Today.

HHS is giving states more than $1.8 billion in new funding to support programs that address the opioid crisis, the agency announced Sept. 4.

UCHealth aims to improve behavioral health services in the state through a $100 million investment, the Aurora, Colo.-based health system announced Sept. 3.

HHS will restock the country's supply of smallpox vaccines through a $170 million deal with Emergent BioSolutions, the agency announced Sept. 3.