Only 17 states have laws that provide full protection to nurses assaulted on the job, according to a Nurse.org analysis. The website reviewed statutes, session laws and administrative rules across 50 states and the District of Columbia to identify laws…

A total of 586 hospitals earned five-star ratings for nurse communication, according to CMS’ Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems data. CMS shares 10 HCAHPS star ratings based on publicly reported HCAHPS measures. For nurse communication, data from…

Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health is responding to scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Labor’s inspector general over its hiring of foreign-trained resident physicians. In a Sept. 27 post on X, Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito asked the system how many residency…

For generations of physician and nurse leaders, good care was measured by presence: a full roster, a fully staffed floor and a patient in a hospital bed. That definition is shifting fast as virtual nursing, AI-supported workflows and team-based care…

The CDC has raised its count of 2026 measles deaths from one to two. The agency has not said where either death happened, and it says the number “is subject to change” as it finishes reviews.  The national count is…

Hospitals in multiple states have earned new trauma center designations or secured re-verification in 2026, expanding access to emergency care and reinforcing regional trauma networks. The designations — awarded by state health departments or the American College of Surgeons —…

Heart disease, cancer and unintentional injuries ranked among the 10 leading causes of death for every age group in 2024, and unintentional injuries were the top cause of death for people ages 1 to 44, according to a CDC report. …

Breast and prostate cancer incidence is rising among people of every race and ethnicity in the U.S., while lung cancer incidence and death rates are dropping sharply, according to the CDC’s “Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of…

In 2022, the American Nurses Credentialing Center launched the Magnet with Distinction program to recognize the world’s highest-performing Magnet organizations. Since then, 118 hospitals in the U.S. and eight in other countries have earned the designation. The ANCC, a subsidiary…

Once the global leader in public health, the CDC is now a “zombified” version of its former powerhouse status after staffing and budget cuts, and ongoing interference from political appointees, according to 30 current and former CDC employees who spoke…