The Southern Nevada Health District declared an outbreak of West Nile virus Aug. 22 after the virus sickened 28 people, the highest total since the state first detected the disease in 2004, according to ABC affiliate KTNV.

About half of U.S. adolescents were up to date on HPV vaccination in 2018, marking a slight increase from the year prior, according to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published Aug. 23.

CMS is seeking to simplify the process for validating hospital accreditation surveys, according to an Aug. 22 blog post from The Joint Commission.

Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich and West Virginia University President Gordon Gee have formed a nonprofit to push any national opioid settlement to hospitals instead of state and local governments, according to the Dayton Daily News.

Despite healthcare workers' negative attitudes toward an electronic hand hygiene monitoring system, hand hygiene compliance improved with its implementation, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.

A recent article from TeamHealth reviews the impact peer recovery coaching has when it comes to fighting opioid addiction. 

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices shared updated flu vaccine recommendations for the 2019-20 season in its most recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published Aug. 23.

A strain of salmonella that may be resistant to antibiotic treatment has sickened over 250 people in 32 states, the CDC announced Aug. 22.

Patients revisiting the hospital within 30 days of initial discharge increasingly receive care in emergency departments and observation stays, marking a shift that may reflect hospitals' efforts to avoid CMS penalties for readmissions, according to a study published Aug. 12…

A recent article by ECG Management Consultants reviews ways to revive retired comanagement arrangements.