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…

Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology company, today announces findings from a newly published comparative study of single-use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (sNPWT) devices in caesarean section (C-section) recovery has identified significant benefits for postpartum use of Smith+Nephew’s leading…

More than a dozen safety-net hospitals across New York state are set to receive $51 million in grants from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in New York City. The foundation announced the funding in a May…

In 2025, the nursing workforce has stabilized compared to prepandemic numbers and is expected to grow. However, there are still several nursing challenges systems are facing. Here are 14 trends to know about the nursing workforce in 2025: 1. The…