Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico is planning a $600 million expansion of its medical school, the Albuquerque Journal reported July 28. Here’s what to know: 1. The expansion will add a new on-campus facility, hundreds of hospital beds and staff…

The American Medical Association said it expressed “deep concern” to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. over reports of plans within the agency to dismiss all 16 members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. “USPSTF plays a critical, non-partisan…

Many hospitals are finding physicians to be less willing to take on roles beyond clinical work, leaving leaders scrambling to create new methods to attract physicians to administrative or faculty roles. However, this is an issue academic medical centers solved…

About 80% of emergency department visits of terminally ill nursing home residents are potentially avoidable, according to a study published July 7 in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.  Researchers analyzed Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers program…

A rare dual-nurse role is emerging in the U.S. that could serve as a powerful aid to systems: clinically based nurse scientists. Nurse scientists, also referred to as nurse researchers, are nurses who have pursued a PhD and conduct research.…

Colorado is the state where nurses burn out most frequently, while Rhode Island has the lowest burnout rate for the role, according to a Nursa report shared with Becker’s.  Nursa, a healthcare staffing platform, used multiple data sources for direct…

After being born 133 days premature, a 1-year-old boy in Iowa holds the Guinness World Records’ title for most premature baby.  On July 5, 2024, Nash Keen was born to Randall and Mollie Keen at a gestational age of 147…

A growing number of hospitals and health systems no longer provide gender-affirming surgeries for minors, citing a January executive order from President Donald Trump.  The order instructed health insurers to exclude coverage for pediatric transgender surgeries and hormone treatments.  In…

Maryland is about to celebrate the opening of its first new medical school in 100 years; it is slated to open this fall, The Mocoshow reported July 23. Here is what to know: 1. The Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine…

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. signed off on a recommendation from the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel July 23 to remove thimerosal from all influenza vaccines in the U.S.  Thimerosal is a mercury-based preservative introduced to flu doses in the…