Arizona officials cancelled a statewide vaccine educational program after it received negative feedback from parents who oppose immunizing their children, according to azcentral.com.

A double-dose flu vaccine could increase antibody production in organ recipients to help them better fight off the virus after a transplant, according to a study published in Vaccine.

Although patients are encouraged to engage with providers by sharing their safety concerns, of nearly 50 percent of patients who reported a problem during hospitalization, 30 percent did not always feel comfortable speaking up, a study published in BMJ Quality…

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub on Oct. 16 unveiled the soft launch of an analytics platform to surveil infectious diseases, rolled out with the support of another technology billionaire's philanthropy: the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The Joint Commission tapped Robert Campbell, PharmD, and Linda Seager, MSN, RN, to serve as co-directors of its Standards Interpretation Group. Additionally, Dr. Campbell will serve as the organization's first director of medication management.

A study published in The BMJ found no association between U.S. hospitals that get accredited by independent organizations such as the Joint Commission and lower death rates.

Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nevada, urged physicians from Reno-based Loannis A. Lougaris VA Medical Center to use an experimental addiction and post-traumatic stress treatment from a company linked to one of his senior aids, according to ProPublica.

More than half of all death certificates signed by someone other than a medical examiner list the wrong cause of death, which affects families, mortality statistics and public health research, according to a study published in Public Health Reports.

First lady Melania Trump visited Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson Hospital Oct. 17 to speak at the National Convening on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome hosted by HHS.

Becker's Hospital Review compiled a list of recent infection control stories in honor of International Infection Prevention Week, which runs from Oct. 14-20.