Billing patients for patient portal messages may have unintended consequences for both patients and physicians, a recent study found.

The nation's first Stillbirth Center of Excellence is at University of Utah Health, which offers a comprehensive approach to family support and mental health resources, the Salt Lake City-based system said.

A team at Cincinnati Children's hospital performed a lung-then-heart transplant on a 15-year-old patient with Castleman disease. The organs were transported and transplanted separately. 

Hospitals are bracing for a "secondary medical surge" following flooding from Hurricane Helene and Milton — infections — North Carolina Health News reported Oct. 12.

Graduates of a three-year medical school program performed as well as their four-year counterparts, according to a study of the nation's first three-year MD program for all residency programs. 

Cleveland-based University Hospitals is working on its final step on the next wave of patient safety, Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, chief quality and clinical transformation officer of University Hospitals, told Becker's.

A study found children were 50% more likely to be diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes six months after having a COVID-19 infection, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 14.

A group of nursing leaders is calling for a significant shift in the way nursing is measured in acute and critical care hospitals to better capture the full scope of nurses' work and its effect on patient outcomes. 

As of Oct. 13, Rwanda has confirmed 61 cases of Marburg virus infections and 14 deaths from the rare hemorrhagic fever. On Oct. 14, the United States began screening travelers who were recently in Rwanda. 

The American Physiological Society and online library Wiley will relaunch the journal Comprehensive Physiology with a new focus on interorgan communication.