Vermont vaccinates the most out of any U.S. state, while Mississippi vaccinates the least, according to a Sept. 9 ranking from personal finance website WalletHub. WalletHub developed the ranking by comparing all 50 states and the District of Columbia across…

Drug-resistant malaria mutations are becoming increasingly prevalent in Ethiopia, potentially undermining both frontline treatments and commonly used diagnostic tests, according to an Aug. 20 study published in JAMA. Here are five notes:

After HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Penn. Gov. Josh Shapiro sparred over whether two deaths were caused by measles, the state’s coroner confirmed to Lancaster Online a 6-week-old infant had died from measles in August.  The confirmation prompted…

The federal office charged with improving minority health has terminated more than half its active grants — 16 awards worth $38 million over four years — as the Trump administration redirects the money toward infertility and exercise, NOTUS reported Sept.…

Albuquerque, N.M.-based Presbyterian Hospital said it found Legionella pneumophila in limited areas of the water system, including two rooms, Fox affiliate KRQE reported Sept. 7. The hospital implemented testing for the bacteria after a patient who recently received care at…

About 82% of employed physicians nationwide work for corporate entities, and nearly 75% have only experienced this model, a Physician Advocacy Institute report found. The “2026 Employed Physician Survey” canvassed more than 1,000 U.S. physicians employed by hospitals, health systems…

Anesthesia services influence far more than the operating room. They affect surgical growth, provider relationships, operational efficiency and hospital financial performance. Hospitals across the country are reevaluating anesthesia partnerships as staffing shortages, surgical demand and financial transparency become increasingly important…

California regulators found that Los Robles Regional Medical Center used contaminated surgical instruments on patients in three procedures and did not report a related adverse event to the state as required. The findings come from a California Department of Public…

Death rates from cancers associated with alcohol consumption doubled between 1990 and 2023, according to a study published Sept. 2 in The Lancet Regional Health — Americas.  Led by the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami, researchers…

Two patients who received genetically engineered pig kidney transplants at Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham have since successfully undergone human donor kidney transplants, Cambridge, Mass.-based eGenesis said in a Sept. 3 update on its Expanded Access program. The cases mark…