Clostridium difficile, a dangerous infection that typically plagues hospital patients, is increasingly being found outside hospitals, and traditional C. diff risk factors may no longer explain many infections, a physician told NPR.

Ohio has seen more than 900 hepatitis A cases that also are affecting neighboring states, according to CBS Pittsburgh.

FDA officials have potentially traced the E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce to farms in California, according to Fox 6.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has seen more than 400 Ebola cases since the country declared an outbreak in early August, and health officials are still struggling to contain the disease's spread.

The number of hospitalizations attributed to methamphetamines has jumped by 245 percent due to the opioid epidemic overshadowing increased meth use, according to a study published in JAMA.

Beacon Health Options, a clinical mental health and substance use disorder management company in Boston, aims to bring affordable mental healthcare to patients across the U.S. through the creation of a new retail health clinic, The Boston Globe reports.

Boston-based Partners HealthCare is requiring all 74,000 employees to receive flu shots for the first time, reports The Boston Globe.

Diabetes patients who receive primary care from nurse practitioners and physician assistants have similar intermediate outcomes as patients who are treated by primary care physicians, a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine found.

A new clinical trial at Stanford (Calif.) University is testing how virtual reality technology can ease the anxiety of pediatric patients and their parents who are Spanish speakers with limited English proficiency, according to STAT.

CMS on Nov. 20 said it will make efforts to support better quality care and outcomes for nursing home residents under the Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program.