The Texas measles outbreak seems to be tapering off after the number of U.S. measles infections more than tripled 2024’s case count.  On May 16, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported only one new measles infection since its…

The FDA released a new regulatory framework for COVID-19 vaccines that maintains the existing approval process for high-risk groups but sets more rigorous standards for healthy individuals under 65, moving away from the agency’s earlier one-size-fits-all approach. Drugmakers will now…

Four U.S. states and two other countries are experiencing a Paraburkholderia fungorum outbreak from two ultrasound gel products, the CDC reported May 13.  As of May 8, the CDC is aware of 40 P. fungorum isolates from ultrasound gels produced…

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has issued formal guidance on pain management practices for the insertion of intrauterine devices and other common in-office OB-GYN procedures. Four things to know: 1. The long-awaited clinical guidance, released May 15, recommends…

A team of surgeons at Keck Medicine of USC and UCLA Health completed the world’s first human bladder transplant May 4, paving the way for a new standard of care for patients with non-functioning or “terminal” bladders.  The procedure was…

Students at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine in Nutley, N.J., will soon be able to train with virtual patients as part of a new educational platform.  Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health has received a $1 million gift from tech company Cotu…

In a world first, a team from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine has successfully treated a patient with a customized CRISPR gene-editing therapy.  The patient, KJ, was born with severe carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 deficiency. Standard treatment for…

HHS reinstated 328 CDC workers May 14, reversing a portion of the sweeping federal workforce layoffs, NBC News reported.  The employees are part of the CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which focuses on preventing and treating workplace-related…

Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s nearly halved its nurse turnover rate in three years. One of their most powerful strategies for achieving that result was being “extremely responsive to nurse feedback.” At its peak, nurse turnover was at 23.2% in 2021, but…

Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine has recorded promising results from a yearslong initiative to reduce a common surgical complication among pediatric urology patients.  The effort focused on hypospadias, a common birth defect that affects about 1 in every 200 births. Surgery…