Pierre Rollin, MD, an Ebola expert with the CDC, said first responders are making little progress in containing the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak, according to NPR.

Pennsylvania hospitals demonstrated a significant decrease in mortality rates for nine conditions between 2012-17, according to a state report cited by the Times Leader.

Researchers discovered a previously unknown mechanism by which an insect-derived antibiotic kills Gram-negative bacteria, which could aid in the creation of new antibiotics, according to a study published in Science Advances.

Bullying, harassment and other unprofessional behaviors in the hospital workspace can jeopardize patient safety, two authors wrote in The Conversation.

As gun violence increasingly enters the work lives of physicians and nurses, researchers are investigating how exposure to trauma patients affects providers and how providers can get mental healthcare when needed, according to NPR.

Federal investigators found a nurse and a nurse's aide asleep during their shifts at the Brockton (Mass.) Veterans Affairs Medical Center nursing home, according to The Boston Globe.

Prominent health systems in Ohio are prohibiting staff physicians from prescribing medical marijuana, according to cleveland.com.

Three general acute care hospitals, several skilled nursing and intermediate care facilities, and more than 300 patients have been evacuated as massive wildfires continue to burn across California, Bloomberg reports.

In a recent press release, Healthmark Industries announced the addition of the Instrument Tube Brushes to its ProSys™ instrument care product line

Tennessee's  hepatitis A outbreak claimed its first fatality this week, and health officials are expecting  the virus to spread throughout Nashville, according to The Tennessean.