CDC and Florida Health Department researchers found seven risk factors that can lead to clinical Candida auris cases. The study, published Oct. 2 in Clinical Infectious Diseases, analyzed patients in Florida healthcare facilities that had C. auris infections after prior…

Nurse scientists are gaining popularity in hospital settings, but many systems are struggling to find the right structures and resources to support them. “The question is not whether hospitals can afford to invest in nurse scientists,” Kathryn Connell, PhD, RN,…

On Oct. 6, the CDC revised its immunization schedule guidance on vaccines for COVID-19 and measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chickenpox). Breaking with past guidance that recommended all individuals 6 months and older receive COVID-19 vaccines, the CDC now recommends…

Surgeons at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta performed the world’s youngest domino liver transplant. Domino liver transplants involve one patient with a metabolic disease receiving a donor liver while their native liver is transplanted into another patient with end-stage liver disease,…

More states are reporting measles outbreaks ahead of flu season. Here’s what to know: 1. As of Sept. 30, the CDC has reported 1,555 measles cases — the highest number of annual cases since the U.S. declared measles was eliminated…

Three scientists who made key discoveries in immune tolerance, leading to T-cell receptor therapies, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025, according to an Oct. 6 news release.  The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet in Solna, Sweden —…

The number of nursing home patients a physician or nurse practitioner sees does not significantly affect patient outcome measures, such as readmissions and emergency department visits, a Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania study found. The study, published Aug. 15 in JAMA…

A $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas, often used by international physicians for U.S. clinical employment, could have outsized consequences for Republican-led states, Politico reported Oct. 2.  President Donald Trump imposed a $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa applications, effective…

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic received $40 million to launch an air-quality improvement research project. The project is part of the Advanced Research Project Agency for Health’s Breathe program, which aims to advance real-time monitoring and enhancement of indoor air quality…

A group of nurse scientists is building a national collaborative to formalize the role within hospitals. Nurse scientists have been around for decades, but their prominence is increasing nationally as their influence in hospital care grows. Many of the top…