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The FDA has granted marketing authorization to Visby Medical for the first at-home diagnostic test for chlamydia, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis that does not require a prescription. The test includes a self-collected vaginal swab and a powered testing device that communicates…
In July 2022, WVU Medicine President and CEO Albert Wright Jr., PharmD, told Becker’s he wanted to start an associate degree nursing program. A month later, Melanie Heuston, DNP, RN, joined as the system’s chief nursing executive — and realized…
GLP-1 medications are reshaping the weight management landscape — and beginning to take a bite out of bariatric surgery volumes in hospitals. Between 2022 and 2023, bariatric surgery rates fell 25.6% as GLP-1 prescriptions rose 132.6%, according to a study…
After the CDC confirmed a kidney transplant caused a fatal rabies infection, three other organ recipients from the same donor received post-exposure rabies prophylaxis, according to NBC News. In December, a Michigan resident received a kidney transplant at a hospital…
Measles activity continues to rise across the U.S., with nearly 500 cases confirmed as of March 27, CDC data shows. Six things to know: 1. The CDC has confirmed 483 measles cases in the first three months of 2025, up…
Traditionally, diversity is spoken about in terms of racial differences. But systems are expanding the way they approach diversity, especially in nurse leadership. For Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter’s Health Partners, diversity includes greater gender representation. Its nursing director team is…
Plans to downsize the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality are casting uncertainty over the future of federal quality and safety efforts, MedPage Today reported March 27. The move is part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to dramatically restructure…
The American Hospital Association is opposing a bill that would lift the ban on the establishment of physician-owned hospitals in certain rural areas and permit expansion nationwide. The association opposes the Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act…
A federal bill was reintroduced in March that would require systems to report on DOs accepted to their system or face a 2% annual reduction in Indirect Medical Education payments. The Fair Access in Residency (FAIR) Act, HR 2314, is…
CDC researchers warned clinicians March 27 about a potential resurgence of murine typhus, a rare flea-borne disease, according to MedPage Today. Murine typhus, caused by the bacteria Rickettsia typhi, is seeing a rise in cases in Texas and California. In…