Mycoplasma pneumoniae, respiratory syncytial virus and XEC cases are on the rise, according to the CDC.

Healthcare workers are primed to feel inadequate about their mistakes, their own mental or physical illness or their lack of ability to heal some patients, according to a perspective essay published Oct. 19 in The Lancet. 

A seven-day antibiotic course for patients with bloodstream infections was as effective as a 14-day course, and it had a lower mortality rate, a recent study found.

Common infections such as the flu and respiratory tract infections may increase the risk of dementia years later, according to a new study published in Nature Aging. 

A police officer shot and injured an armed man at Elizabethtown, Ky.-based Baptist Health Hardin hospital on Oct. 19, Fox affiliate WDRB reported.

Minneapolis-based M Health Fairview completed a pilot program for a newly developed immersive virtual reality capability in its nurse residency program.

At New Orleans-based Ochsner Health, virtual nurses are assigned to 370 med-surg unit beds to alleviate bedside nurses' workloads. In the next few months, this project will expand to 600 beds. 

Hurricane Helene-related IV supply shortages have left parenteral nutrition-dependent patients in limbo, according to an Oct. 18 report from KFF Health News.

The FDA has approved the Minima stent system, the first device specifically designed for infants and young children with congenital heart defects. The innovative stent could help thousands of children avoid multiple open-heart surgeries as they grow up. 

Nursing education must evolve to meet the changing demands of the field, but with limited resources and external hurdles like the COVID-19 pandemic, gaps have continued to persist.