It is common for people to give friends and family their unused antibiotics, particularly if they are in liquid or drop form, according to research that will be presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition Nov.…

Researchers from Evanston, Ill.-based Northwestern University developed a Band-Aid-like sensor that tracks treatment progress for patients with hydrocephalus, according to Northwestern Now.

The death toll for the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak reached 180 cases as of Oct. 31, according to a report from the World Health Organization.

San Diego's two-year hepatitis A outbreak, which killed 20 and sickened nearly 600, is over, The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Clinical and nonclinical staff at the Rotterdam Eye Hospital in the Netherlands use a special deck of cards for 10 minutes a day to improve patient safety and boost staff morale, according to an article published in Harvard Business Review.

Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health Care CEO William Roper, MD, was appointed interim president of the university system on Nov. 1, according to The News & Observer.

A Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital physician claims she was racially profiled by two Delta Airlines staff members while trying to stabilize a patient mid-flight, according to CNN.

For years, providers viewed opioids as the go-to pain therapy for patients. However, many hospitals are now rethinking pain management protocols amid the ongoing opioid epidemic.

A large portion of patients going to the emergency department with chest pains are not experiencing a heart attack, according to a study published in JAMA Cardiology.

Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical School appointed W. P. Andrew Lee, MD, executive vice president for academic affairs, provost and dean, effective Feb. 4.