New York City-based NYU Langone Health has opened its Lerner Holistic Integrative Health Nursing Fellowship to nurses nationwide, expanding a program previously limited to its own workforce.  The fellowship supports nurses in identifying care gaps and piloting wellness-based interventions aimed…

CMS recently awarded 400 new Medicare-funded residency positions to more than 130 teaching hospitals nationwide as part of a broader push to expand physician training capacity, particularly in rural communities and other high-need areas. The awards were made through Section…

South Carolina has reported nearly 800 measles cases since an outbreak began in October, with no signs of slowing, according to the latest data from the state’s health department. As of Jan. 27, 789 measles cases have been confirmed, with…

Nearly half of CDC-run public databases on federal health surveillance stopped or delayed updates in 2025, including many webpages on vaccinations, according to a study published Jan. 27 in Annals of Internal Medicine.  In January 2025, White House officials told…

The American Academy of Pediatrics released its 2026 immunization schedule Jan. 26, breaking from the CDC for the first time in 30 years and heightening a legal and public health standoff over childhood vaccine policy. The move follows the CDC’s…

NYC Health + Hospitals, an 11-hospital system based in New York City, has secured federal funding for 75 new positions in its Graduate Medical Education programs, according to a Jan. 26 news release.  To address the nation’s worsening shortage of…

Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine is deploying artificial intelligence to predict length of stay and streamline discharge workflows, which is freeing up inpatient beds and easing administrative workload for nurses. Nurses at Nebraska Medical Center are using AI to support discharge planning,…

The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum are aligning their serious safety event reporting frameworks in an effort to reduce redundancy and ease the administrative burden on healthcare providers. Effective Jan. 1, 2027, The Joint Commission will adopt the…

Flu activity has declined nationwide for the third consecutive week, new CDC data shows. While hospitalizations, emergency department visits and test positivity rates are trending downward overall, the virus continues to strain pediatric care. Children are experiencing the highest flu…

Memorial Hospital Gulfport (Miss.) has launched a one-year nurse residency program aimed at supporting new graduates as they transition into professional practice.  All newly hired graduates working in medical-surgical units will participate in the program, which includes clinical training, mentorship…