The National Institutes of Health awarded about 56,600 extramural grants in fiscal 2026, roughly 7,500 fewer than in fiscal 2024, according to an Oct. 15 analysis from the Association of American Medical Colleges. The AAMC based its analysis on publicly…

A total of 576 hospitals in the U.S. have a Clostridioides difficile infection rate of zero, based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS. Measures are developed by the CDC and collected through the National Healthcare Safety Network. The measures…

As a primary care physician who also is a hospital CEO, Susan Ehrlich, MD, occupies rare air. According to a 2025 McKinsey survey, only about 15% of CEOs across healthcare organizations have clinical backgrounds; that figure includes health systems and…

HHS has expanded its regional sickle cell disease care network from five to seven regions through a new program administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration. The Sickle Cell Disease Regional Care Excellence Program funds regional coordinating hubs designed…

Flu season is off to an unusually early start, with wastewater surveillance, emergency department data and local health departments from Virginia to California all indicating increased virus activity.  An earlier-than-usual rise does not guarantee a worse season, but on nearly…

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has proposed major revisions to the Common Program Requirements that govern U.S. residency training, including a reduction in the guaranteed rest period after a 24-hour call shift. The draft was posted for public…

Oroville (Calif.) Hospital said Oct. 19 its board has voted to withdraw an application for an internal medicine residency program as it “navigates the Chapter 11 process.” Oroville Hospital filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December, less than a…

Nurse scientists are calling on hospitals, payers and credentialing bodies to overhaul how they measure nursing care, arguing that today’s metrics capture only a sliver of what nurses actually do. In a viewpoint published Oct. 19 in JAMA Internal Medicine,…

High expectations. Unwavering support. A shared promise. Accountability is a persistent leadership challenge. In research reported by Gallup in March, creating accountability ranked lowest among seven leadership competencies, whether leaders assessed themselves or managers assessed their leaders. That finding should…

The American Nurses Association is urging employers to move away from zero-tolerance policies on nurse bullying and incivility in favor of a tiered, restorative approach that weighs context and severity. The recommendation appears in a new position statement on civility…