Robert Redfield, MD, director for the CDC, said Nov. 5 that if the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak becomes more serious, international public health experts should consider the possibility it can't be brought under control, according…

Chapel Hill, N.C.-based University of North Carolina Center for Transplant Care celebrated its 50th anniversary and 5,000 successful operations Nov. 5, WRAL.com reports.

Using UV disinfection in addition to routine terminal cleaning of rooms was not effective in reducing hospital-acquired vancomycin-resistant enterococcus and Clostridium difficile among stem cell transplant recipients, according to a study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

San Bernardino, Calif.-based Pulse Cardiology is investigating an incident in which a cardiologist at the practice allegedly criticized a patient for not speaking English, reports KTLA.

Patient satisfaction is becoming a leading driver in the success of healthcare organizations nationwide.

Idaho, Nebraska, Utah and Montana have added Medicaid expansion to their midterm ballots, which could expand Medicaid eligibility to residents who earn up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level, The Hill reports.

The staff of Rossville, MD.-based MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center used the Community College of Baltimore County to set up a free drive-thru flu shot clinic that served over 800 attendees, according to The Baltimore Sun.

Ari Mahler, a nurse at Pittsburgh-based Allegheny General Hospital, described in a viral Facebook post how he treated the suspected Pittsburgh synagogue shooter and "chose to show him empathy," according to ABC News.

When 8-year-old Brandon Noblitt became wheelchair bound in 2016 due to acute flaccid myelitis, his options seemed limited, but  Amy Moore, MD, plastic and reconstructive surgeon at St. Louis-based Washington University, created a nerve transplant surgery that allowed Brandon to…

Federal health officials on Nov. 5 said cases of the rare, polio-like illness called acute flaccid myelitis are still on the rise among children in the U.S., according to NBC News.