All students from kindergarten through seventh grade, as well as twelfth grade, are now required to have two doses of the hepatitis A vaccine, according to NBC affiliate WTHR.

The University of Texas at Tyler is expanding its School of Nursing by offering classes during the summer and increasing its enrollment by 180 students every 12 months, according to a university announcement released on Aug. 15 and reported by…

Ebola has spread to a third province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo this week after two patients tested positive for the disease in the Mwenga area of South Kivu, according to The New York Times.

The emergency department services were officially terminated at Philadelphia-based Hahnemann University Hospital on Aug. 16 as part of the hospital's gradual closure process, according to a local ABC affiliate.

The VA is teaming up with the University of South Florida's Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation in Tampa to create a "mini-residency" for women's health, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

Health officials have reported a rise in severe lung injuries that could be linked to vaping in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois, according to CNN.

Patients placed "off-service" in wards specializing in areas of care they do not require have longer hospital stays and a higher chance of being readmitted within 30 days of discharge, according to a study published in the upcoming Informs journal…

Congress should pass a proposed bill to improve healthcare access for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities, wrote Jo Ann Simons, president and CEO of Northeast Arc, an organization serving people with I/DD, in an op-ed for The Hill.

People tend to withhold information about imminent health threats they are facing, such as suicidal thoughts or sexual assault, from their clinicians, citing being embarrassed as one reason for not disclosing the information, according to a study published in JAMA…

Northwell Health is expanding its substance use screening protocol to include inpatients across 12 of its hospitals in the New York area.