To overcome the disconnect between clinicians prescribing opioids and patients dying from opioid overdoses, researchers at Los Angeles-based University of Southern California aim to make the opioid epidemic more personal for physicians, according to a study published Aug. 10 in…

The apparent murder suicide at Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center Aug. 8 illustrates the complexity of protecting hospitals filled with the most sick and vulnerable individuals in the nation, according to Iohud.

In a recent blog post, The Greeley Company discusses pain points for hospitals and physician practices within the context of the opioid epidemic. 

Birmingham, Ala.-based UAB Hospital called in a hazmat team Aug. 9 after helicopter crew members reacted to an unknown substance on a patient they were transporting to the hospital, according to AL.com.

Epping (N.H.) Regional Health Center was evacuated Aug. 9 after at least 10 staff members began feeling sick, WMUR-9 News reports.

Amazon is considering opening primary care clinics for employees at its headquarters in Seattle, two sources familiar with the matter told CNBC's Christina Farr.

A state investigation of North Vista Hospital, a 177-bed facility in Las Vegas, found staff failed to assess, document and report injuries of suspected abuse and did not regularly check on patients, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Researchers found an increase of antibiotic resistance in Helicobacter pylori bacteria, which cause gastric cancer and other gastro-related infections, according to a study published in Gastroenterology Journal.

Howard University produces the highest number of African-American applicants to U.S. medical schools, the Washington, D.C.-based university announced Aug. 8.

Boston-based Harvard University is offering a free course on understanding the 2014 Ebola epidemic that caused 11,310 deaths in West Africa.