The Florida Board of Nursing gave a certified registered nurse anesthetist the authority to use the title "nurse anesthesiologist," according to WGCU, a local news station affiliated with NPR.

A patient at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston was arrested Aug. 17 for making threatening phone calls to hospital employees, according to The Post and Courier.

Michele Saysana, MD, has served as vice president of quality, safety and performance improvement at Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health since 2017.

New York lawmakers issued emergency regulations Aug. 16 to prevent physicians from writing excessive medical vaccine exemptions.

The American Academy of Pediatrics released a policy statement with practice guidelines for treating children in immigrant families, who often face inequities in healthcare access and quality due to social determinants of health.

Homewood, Ala.-based Ida Moffett School of Nursing at Samford University received a $3.5 million federal grant to place nurse practitioner graduates in underserved rural areas for primary care residency, according to Alabama NewsCenter.

Hahnemann University Hospital's more than 500 physicians-in-training were left scrambling after the Philadelphia-based hospital announced plans to close. Although all of the medical residents faced the stressful process of finding a new placement, the situation was more serious for those…

The CDC confirmed 21 additional measles cases last week, bringing the national total to 1,203 as of Aug. 15.

South African pharmacists recently underwent training on antibiotic resistance in neonatal intensive care units thanks to a program at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, according to The Columbus Dispatch.

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation awarded 406 U.S.-based healthcare facilities its Leader in LGBTQ Health Care Equality designation.