In a departure from the CDC’s recommendations, the American Academy of Pediatrics said all children between 6 months and 2 years old should receive a COVID-19 vaccine for the 2025-26 virus season.  The AAP released the recommendations Aug. 19. They…

A partnership with a medical school halfway across the country has supercharged the residency program at Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System. “BayCare already had a strong but modest academic foundation,” Stephanie Conners, BSN, RN, president and CEO of BayCare, told…

Two people are dead after a shooting at Integris Health Enid (Okla.) Hospital late Aug. 17, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation confirmed to Becker’s. According to reports from ABC affiliate WTAE and Fox affiliate KOKH, police first responded to…

Ascension St. John Medical Center recently became the first and only verified level 1 trauma center in Tulsa, Okla., marking a significant expansion in the state’s access to comprehensive, lifesaving care for the most severe injuries.  The hospital is the…

Hospitals and health systems are preparing for a rise in high-risk pregnancies, even as many labor and delivery units shut down.  Vizient company Sg2 projected that the proportion of high-risk pregnancies will accelerate alongside a rise in obesity-related comorbidities, including…

HHS has reinstated the Safer Childhood Vaccines task force, the agency said in an Aug. 14 news release. Here are six things to know: 1. The task force, created by Congress, was originally disbanded in 1998.  2. In its new…

Barbara Wadsworth, DNP, RN, executive vice president and COO of Radnor Township, Pa.-based Main Line Health, never set out to be an entrepreneur — but she recently made her mark in the space. On July 1, the U.S. Patent and…

Researchers across 23 medical centers found a new two-dose treatment that could be as effective as standard treatment for complicated Staphylococcus aureus. The study was led by researchers from Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health, Washington, D.C.-based George Washington University and the…

More than 14,500 complaints were lodged against hospitals in fiscal 2024, a 79% increase in complaints compared to fiscal 2019, according to a CMS report published Aug. 6.  Federal CMS annually assesses each state CMS survey agency on how they…

Texas will become the 13th state to offer an alternative licensure pathway for experienced international physicians this September, The Dallas Morning News reported Aug. 13. House Bill 2038 — called the Doctor Act — will allow foreign-trained medical school graduates…