Nurses with disabilities earned 12.2% lower annual wages than nurses without disabilities, even after accounting for demographic characteristics and hours worked, according to a study published June 27 in Health Affairs Scholar. Here are 4 things to know:

The national nurse faculty shortage is a growing issue with which hospitals, health systems and states are grappling. Currently, universities and health systems are opening and expanding their nursing programs to meet the demand of students seeking to enter the…

Health systems still size most physician panels against a long-standing benchmark of 1,800 to 2,000 patients, but that number is probably wrong, according to a July 9 Kaufman Hall analysis. The benchmark, usually paired with simple age and gender adjustments,…

There are only 16 universities with a formal military-to-medical school pipeline in the U.S., but more medical schools are recognizing the importance of recruiting veterans into medicine. In May, Greenville, N.C.-based East Carolina University became the latest school to open…

A second U.S. citizen has tested positive for Ebola, the CDC reported July 10.  The patient is working as a warehouse manager in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the Christian aid group Samaritan’s Purse and is in his 60s,…

Conversations about closing nursing skill gaps tend to start with the new nurse: more simulation hours, a longer orientation, a slower ramp-up to a full patient load. A three-year, $75 million grant administered by the Arizona State Board of Nursing…

Broward Health welcomed 141 residents and fellows during its annual White Coat Ceremony on June 26, marking the largest graduate medical education class of the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based health system’s history, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. The…

Dermatology is the happiest specialty, while general surgery is the least happy, a July 9 Medscape report found.  Medscape’s “How Doctors Are Really Doing: Physician Mental Health & Well-Being Report 2026” surveyed 5,159 physicians across more than 29 specialties between…

Inland Empire Health Plan and Riverside (Calif.) University Health System partnered on a childhood lead poisoning prevention effort, boosting Riverside County’s childhood lead screenings by 11% in 2025. The collaboration resulted from Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set measures indicating…

On July 7, acting CDC Director Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, sent an email to CDC employees saying that the agency’s Ebola outbreak response will last for several months and require more personnel, the Federal News Network reported.  “The coming months…