Eilidh Pederson has had a front-row seat to rural maternal care, giving her a unique lens into the issue. In July, she gave birth at the very hospital she helps lead. That experience deepened her understanding of the need for…

Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children’s plans to open an institute for maternal fetal health to enhance care for mothers who receive a serious fetal diagnosis during their pregnancy. The institute’s first location will open at Nemours Children’s Hospital in early 2026…

The U.S. suicide rate ticked down in 2024 after reaching its highest level in more than 80 years, according to provisional CDC data released Dec. 9. Last year’s age-adjusted suicide rate was 13.7 deaths per 100,000 people, down from 14.1…

Over the past year, several hospitals have earned new trauma center designations, expanding access to emergency care in their communities. At the same time, others have chosen to downgrade or close their programs, citing limited resources and shifting patient volumes.…

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology urged the Department of Education to reconsider its proposal to define education for certified registered nurse anesthetists as a non-professional degree, which would cap unsubsidized student loans for future CRNAs at $100,000.  In a…

Accreditors have given Baltimore-based University of Maryland School of Medicine approval to increase its MD program class size over the next five years. The medical school will gradually increase its enrollment to 200 students by the 2031-32 academic year, up…

Multiple states and major medical societies say they will continue to universally recommend hepatitis B vaccination for newborns in a break with newly revised guidance from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.  The ACIP committee voted Dec. 5 to…

CMS issued a proposed rule Dec. 9 that would make several changes to the Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model, effective Jan. 1. Four notes: 1. The Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model, launched July 1, is a six-year mandatory model that…

A Michigan man who received a kidney transplant died last December after contracting rabies from an organ donor who also died from the disease, the CDC said in a Dec. 4 report.  Four notes: 1. In December 2024, a Michigan…

President Donald Trump has directed HHS and the CDC to conduct a review of childhood vaccine recommendations abroad, aiming to align U.S. guidance with best practices from “peer, developed countries.” The directive came via a memorandum the president signed Dec.…