The number of U.S. hospitals to earn the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet designation five or more times has grown to 144, up from 136 in March. Magnet recognition is the ANCC’s highest honor for nursing excellence. Hospitals can apply…

Suicide moved into the 10 leading causes of death in the U.S. in 2024, even as the number of suicide deaths declined from the year before. The finding comes from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics’ Sept. 22 report,…

Ruston, La.-based Northern Louisiana Medical Center has been removed from a 90-day Medicare termination track after clearing all condition-level deficiencies identified in the recent regulatory survey process, a hospital spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s. The spokesperson said the Louisiana Department of…

Seven hospitals have earned the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet designation seven times — the most of any hospitals in the country. The Magnet Recognition Program is the ANCC’s highest honor for nursing excellence. A designation is valid for four…

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health’s research arm, Avera Research Institute, is partnering with two South Dakota universities to establish a statewide research center backed by an $11.1 million National Institutes of Health award over five years. The South Dakota Center…

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network launched a new national recruitment and loan repayment program for certified registered nurse anesthetists. In the initiative, AHN will provide qualified students up to $110,000 in employer-sponsored student loan repayment, paid out over their first three…

Cleveland Clinic Children’s expanded newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus across Cleveland Clinic locations in Ohio, increasing detection rates by approximately 2.5 times. The screening program identified 34 babies with congenital cytomegalovirus, according to a Sept. 21 news release. The screening…

A blood test correctly identified 87% of stage 1 and 2 pancreatic cancers, according to a study published Sept. 16 in Nature Medicine. For the study, researchers from Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope tested the PANXEON liquid biopsy in nearly…

The White House is reportedly drafting an executive order that would create an external committee empowered to veto National Institutes of Health research grants that conflict with President Donald Trump’s policy agenda, The Washington Post first reported Sept. 18.   The…

The CDC said it is still reviewing measles deaths reported by states this year, even as Pennsylvania has confirmed four fatalities tied to its outbreak. In a Sept. 18 update, the CDC’s dashboard listed 3,471 confirmed measles cases nationwide and…