Since the pandemic, there has been a growing number of people who are falsely claiming to be licensed nurses or working without valid credentials, The Washington Post reported Aug. 28. Here is what to know: 1. Often referred to as…

Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health is calling for public health nurses to receive formal recognition as a distinct occupation from registered nurses. Published in Nursing Outlook, the study compared PHNs with other nurses by analyzing data from the…

Ambiguity around medical equipment cleaning and handling is more than a compliance issue. It slows care, drives up costs and undermines staff confidence. During a recent discussion hosted by Becker’s Healthcare, Brooke Hossfeld, Infection Prevention Specialist at Sodexo Healthcare, and…

After the Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that affirmative actions were unconstitutional, racial and ethnic diversity declined in medical school admissions and matriculations, according to research published Aug. 26 in JAMA.  Researchers from Yale School of Medicine in New Haven,…

Like you, I built my career in healthcare. For years, I played a critical role in transforming the U.S. subsidiary of a leading global medical device company into a significant growth driver. I worked hard, was committed to its mission…

College Park-based University of Maryland researchers created an AI tool that can scan electronic medical records and identify patients at high risk of being infected by H5N1 avian flu. The team used a generative AI large language model to analyze…

A new online resource from the American College of Surgeons allows patients and physicians to locate hospitals that meet the group’s standards for high quality surgical care. The “Find a Hospital” tool enables users to search for facilities that the…

Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based HCA Healthcare’s Los Robles Health System has created a tool that acts as a “smoke detector for sepsis,” according to an Aug. 26 news release shared with Becker’s. The algorithmic tool, Sepsis Prediction and Optimization of Therapy,…

UNC Health has created an obstetrics and gynecology fellowship program to improve access to high quality maternal care and improve outcomes for patients in rural North Carolina. It is the nation’s first fellowship training program focused on rural women’s health,…

A higher body mass index in older adults is associated with lower 30-day mortality rates after major elective surgery, according to research published Aug. 26 in JAMA.  A BMI above 25 has been linked to worse postoperative outcomes in the…