A study published in Vaccine examined the effect of having paid sick leave benefits and use of sick days on influenza vaccination status.

The use of biocidal copper oxide-impregnated linens significantly reduced certain healthcare-associated infections, including infections caused by Clostridium difficile, according to a study published in Journal of Hospital Infection.

Three new medical schools are coming to Texas and Oklahoma — one of which will be formed through a first-of-its-kind partnership.

New Jersey health officials will launch an infection control and prevention campaign at three New Jersey pediatric specialty hospitals that care for medically fragile patients, similar to those affected by a recent adenovirus outbreak at a rehabilitation center in the…

Phoebe Hospital, part of Albany, Ga.-based Phoebe Putney Health System, created a patient safety index that allows hospital leaders to measure care quality, according to WFXL.

After launching EMR-based interventions, Boston Medical Center reduced unneeded diagnostic testing and labs ordered — two markers of high quality care — a study published in the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety found.

Medical professionals must advocate for the health of their patients on all fronts, including at the political level, Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD, an author and physician at New York City-based Bellevue Hospital, wrote in an op-ed for The New York…

Less than 40 percent of adults in the U.S. received a flu shot last year, marking the lowest vaccination rate since the 2010-11 flu season, according to CDC data released Oct. 25.

An international research team found some beneficial bacteria in people's guts may not return after broad-spectrum antibiotic exposure, according to a study published in Nature Microbiology.

Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf signed a bill amending the state's organ donation laws Oct. 25, which aims to reduce wasted organs and improve survival rates among transplant patients, reports WFMZ.