Male physician leaders were more likely than female physician leaders to have received organizational funding for formal training and certifications, according to survey results published July 15 in NEJM Catalyst.  Researchers from Houston Methodist administered the Healthcare Physician Leadership Survey…

Patients in U.S. hospitals were less likely to have a healthcare-associated infection in 2023 than in 2015, according to a CDC study published July 15 in The New England Journal of Medicine. On any given day in 2023, 1 in…

The New York City Health Department is investigating a Legionnaires’ disease cluster that has hospitalized 53 people so far, and identified 76 water towers that have tested positive for the bacteria. On June 27, the health department identified the first…

AI is the thread running through nearly every answer chief medical officers gave when asked what’s about to change most for their physicians. But the shape of that change looks different depending on the organization: for some, it’s ambient documentation…

As a summer cyclosporiasis outbreak spreads across 34 states, some hospitals have pulled leafy greens and salad bar items from their cafeterias, while others are leaving food offerings in place and watching for cases.  The moves come as case counts…

Most health systems have rules meant to keep fatigue in check: caps on consecutive shifts, minimum rest between them, limits on overtime. But those safeguards stop at a single employer’s walls. When a nurse hits the ceiling at one hospital…

Infectious diseases physicians saw the highest increase in happiness from 2025 to 2026, while allergy and immunology saw the greatest drop in happiness. Becker’s used data from Medscape’s “Physician Mental Health & Well-Being Report” in 2025 and 2026. The reports…

Growing a hospital’s next generation of physician leaders rarely happens by accident. Chief medical officers describe deliberate efforts to identify potential early, pair structured mentorship and sponsorship with real operational experience, and build succession plans that carry leadership development all…

A global report from Heidi Health finds that 83% of clinicians began using AI in their practice before their employer had established formal policy, guidance or a recommended tool — a sign that adoption is outrunning governance across healthcare systems…

A Missouri review board deemed 79% of the state’s pregnancy-related deaths from 2019 to 2023 preventable, pointing to gaps in postpartum follow-up and mental healthcare. The finding comes from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review…