No universal policy or safety program exists for Delaware hospitals encountering human trafficking victims, prompting hospital leaders from across the state to develop screening guidelines to identify and treat these victims, according to the Delaware News Journal.

A team of physician experts is calling for hospitals to change the "run, hide, fight" strategy during active shooter situations to "secure, preserve, fight," according to a recent New England Journal of Medicine editorial covered by the Houston Chronicle.

Despite national guidelines advising physicians to talk to high-risk patients about the benefits and harms of lung cancer screening, those discussions may not be occurring properly, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found.

Cleveland-based MetroHealth Medical Center is teaming up with local churches to provide care for trauma patients after discharge in an effort to learn more about these patients' backgrounds and where they go after the hospital, News 5 Cleveland reports.

The Billings (Mont.) City Council approved a plan to begin assigning police officers to the Billings Clinic, according to the Billings Gazette.

CMS has placed the Indian Health Service hospital on the Rosebud (S.D.) Sioux Indian Reservation on "immediate jeopardy" status and will terminate the hospital's Medicare provider agreement Aug. 30 unless the deficiencies are corrected, according to the Argus Leader.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed first-in-the-nation legislation last week that aims to improve Alzheimer's treatment and diagnosis, The Boston Globe reports.

For patients hospitalized with cancer, attention to timing and quality communication from clinicians is key to giving them a better experience.

Toby Cosgrove, MD, former president and CEO of Cleveland Clinic, discussed America's efforts to combat the opioid epidemic during an Aug. 13 episode of CNBC's program the "Squawk Box," saying he believes the crisis has "peaked."

Tucker Woods, MD, CMO at Jersey City, N.J.-based CarePoint Health Christ Hospital, was honored for his initiative and leadership in expanding healthcare access to the LGBTQ+ community during the 2018 Hudson County Pride Month Kick Off & Community Awards ceremony,…