The adenovirus outbreak at Wanaque (N.J.) Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation killed a seventh child, New Jersey Department of Health officials confirmed Oct. 24, according to CBS News.

Businesses are increasingly using data from internet-connected medical devices in American households to target their advertising efforts, according to The New York Times.

A Jimmy John's driver in Columbus, Neb., transported a local veteran to the emergency room Oct. 20, after the fast food restaurant received a call from the veteran's sister, who thought she was speaking to a social worker, according to…

Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center unveiled a virtual reality mindfulness program in September, allowing patients, hospital staff or visitors to relax at the facility, according to The Inquirer.

The medical license of George Tyndall, MD, a former University of Southern California gynecologist, is in jeopardy after formal state allegations of negligence and sexual misconduct, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Nearly three-quarters, or 72 percent, of physicians have a financial tie to a drug, device or related company, according to a survey from The Dartmouth Institute.

A 40-year-old-man died from influenza B complications the week of Oct. 21 in Pierce County, Wash., according to a report from the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.

Santa Monica, Calif.-based Milken Institute partnered with the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance to design a study to collect patient perspectives on mental illness, according to STAT. 

CDC Director Robert Redfield, MD, on Oct. 23 said he pushed for American experts to stay in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak zone, but was overruled by federal officials due to safety concerns, according to STAT.

Physicians want to improve the quality and efficiency of care they provide, but many practices say the pace of change and the complexity of new payment models are holding them back, according to a joint study from the American Medical…