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…

The infant mortality gap between Black and white babies in the U.S. increased between 2020 and 2024, with sudden unexpected infant death identified as the largest single contributor to the disparity, according to a study published Sept. 22 in JAMA…

Clinical laboratory roles have so far ranked among the least vulnerable to AI displacement in recent workforce research, and health system executives have largely described automation as a reallocation of duties rather than a wave of job cuts.  Still, when…

The U.S. State Department committed an additional $267 million in humanitarian assistance to respond to the growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, amid a report from the World Health Organization that the country is running out of…

In 2023, Baton Rouge, La.-based FMOL Health introduced a rapid sepsis diagnostic test, and since then, the 10-hospital system has reduced sepsis mortality 24% and saved a life every three days.  Since rolling out the diagnostic test across the organization,…

The death rate tied to three common, treatable emergency surgical conditions increased about 50% between 1999 and 2020, according to an abstract being presented at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2026 in Washington, D.C., Sept. 26-29. Researchers at…

Just 2.3% of the 2026 medical school graduates who applied to residency said they would prefer to practice in rural areas, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. The AAMC released the data Sept. 24. It follows the class…

Operating rooms are managing more complex cases, more vendor trays and growing regulatory demands amid persistent workforce pressures. In that environment, relying on careful clinicians and manual processes alone leaves preventable gaps in surgical safety. During a featured session sponsored…

A recent study found 11.3% of healthcare personnel surveyed reported persistent long COVID symptoms. The study, published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine, used electronic surveys to collect symptom data at three and six months post-infection from 1,496 healthcare…

The White House has dropped plans for an executive order that would have given federal officials greater authority over grantmaking at the National Institutes of Health, Roll Call reported Sept. 23, citing a person familiar with the matter. The order,…