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.

The New Jersey Department of Health investigated Newark, N.J.-based University Hospital after the death of a premature baby and uncovered "major infection control deficiencies," according to NJ.com.

A study published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety examined hospital inpatient suicides in the U.S. and the methods used.

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Oct. 24 recommended all homeless people age 1 and older receive routine hepatitis A vaccinations.

Local communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are starting to better understand the magnitude of the ongoing Ebola outbreak and cooperate with response efforts, a senior official at the World Health Organization told STAT.

The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa cost global economies an estimated $53 billion, according to a study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.  

The neurological effects of Ebola virus disease persist for years after the initial infection, according to findings presented at the American Neurological Association's 143rd Annual Meeting Oct. 21 to 23 in Atlanta.