Calls to U.S. poison centers involving diphenhydramine, the active ingredient in Benadryl and some over-the-counter sleep aids, among teens more than doubled in the first five months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, according to America’s Poison…

A toxicology journal has retracted a 2010 study that claimed male newborns vaccinated against hepatitis B in their first month of life had threefold greater odds of an autism diagnosis than those vaccinated later or not at all. In a…

A consensus has formed across five large health systems: Clinical integration of behavioral health is instrumental to improving outcomes across specialties and reducing overall utilization. Elicia Bunch, vice president of behavioral health at Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth, told Becker’s true clinical integration starts…

On June 12, Rhode Island became the 25th state to join the PA Licensure Compact, which allows physician assistants and physician associates to practice in participating states without needing licenses for each one.  The American Academy of Physician Associates said…

Nearly one month after the Ebola outbreak was declared, Democratic Republic of Congo authorities reported the highest increase in Ebola cases in one day at 72 new cases reported in a 24-hour period. Here are five Ebola updates. 1. There…

A total of 536 hospitals in the U.S. have a Clostridioides difficile infection rate of zero, based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS. Measures are developed by the CDC and collected through the National Healthcare Safety Network. The measures…

CMS published a final rule June 12 to increase oversight of the nine accrediting organizations that survey more than 9,000 healthcare organizations annually for compliance with federal health and safety requirements. CMS highlighted several areas of concern and potential conflicts…

More than 1 in 7 pregnant women in the U.S. reported drinking alcohol in the past 30 days, according to a CDC study published June 11 in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Researchers analyzed 2021-2024 data from the Behavioral…

There is a fracturing public health response to the hantavirus outbreak that was first detected aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius in April.  The Hondius departed Argentina April 1 and was sailing north on a 33-day journey when passengers…

Among nearly 98,000 older adults needing surgery, some were nearly twice as likely to undergo a delirium screening depending on the hospital where they received care, according to a study published June 10.  Hospitals with the American College of Surgeons…