The United States Agency of International Development said the U.S. is worried about the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak, which has 312 confirmed and probable Ebola cases and 191 Ebola-attributed deaths, according to Reuters.

Three Houston area hospitals — Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, CHI St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital and CHI St. Luke's Health Brazosport, earned A's from the Leapfrog Group in its fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade list.

Two surgeons at Dallas-based Methodist Health System cleared a 92-year-old woman for pancreatic cancer surgery, despite the surgery's higher risk for her age group, according to ABC 8.

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health will permanently close the kidney program at Fort Myers-based Gulf Coast Medical Center in December, according to Fort Myers News-Press.

Gallup, N.M.-based Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services is the first hospital in the state to be honored with the Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award for five consecutive years.

A study published in the American Journal of Infection Control examined adherence to hand hygiene guidelines during influenza season.

Each of Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System's five acute care hospitals earned A grades from the Leapfrog Group for patient safety performance.

After Owosso, Mich.-based Memorial Healthcare found stains on surgical instruments, forcing some surgeries to be canceled, the hospital is switching to a reverse osmosis system for its water, according to MLive.com.

Fueled by gusting winds, a fast-moving wildfire with 150-foot flames has scorched nearly everything in its path, damaging a hospital and prompting patient evacuations throughout Northern California.

A recent blog post by Allscripts discusses 7 key things to know about the 2019 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule.