Cardiologists and endocrinologists review wearable technology data the most often among specialties, according to a new American Medical Association survey. The “2026 AMA Multi-Country Study on Consumer Wearable Data in Clinical Practice” surveyed 2,222 physicians surveyed from January through early…
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Lung transplant can extend survival in some patients with stage 4 lung cancer, according to a study published July 8 in JAMA. Researchers and physicians from Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine analyzed data from 404 adult patients with end-stage pulmonary disease, including…
Uninsured patients hospitalized for gunshot wounds in Florida are discharged significantly faster than patients with coverage, according to a recent analysis of state hospital billing data. KFF Health News and The Trace, a news outlet focused on gun violence, reviewed…
Hospitals have faced a rise in swatting calls over the last decade, and some states, like Wisconsin, have seen a string of swatting calls in the last week. “Swatting” involves a person making a false report to emergency services or…
Newark, N.J.-based University Hospital is the first in the nation to have its prehospital blood transfusion program accredited, the New Jersey Monitor reported July 2. It’s accredited by the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies, an international organization…
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Two people, including a hospital caregiver, have died after a July 2 shooting in the parking garage of Mercy Hospital Springfield (Mo.). Springfield Police Department officers responded to a report of shots fired around 4:50 a.m. in a hospital parking…
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation that restricts the disclosure of abortion-related medical records to out-of-state entities. The Reproductive Health Records Privacy Act, signed June 24, takes effect July 1, 2027. The law requires information related to abortion services…
HCA Healthcare’s St. David’s South Austin (Texas) Medical Center has closed select areas of the hospital, including the kitchen, after discovering what it called “pest activity” during a renovation project. On June 24, the Austin-American Statesman reported receiving an anonymous…
Nearly 9.6 million people, or 4% of U.S. adults, have traveled outside the country for dental care, primarily seeking lower cost dental treatment, according to a new report from the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. CareQuest released its “State of Oral Health…
Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital was the highest-performing U.S. healthcare institution on Nature‘s 2026 Research Leaders ranking. Nature used research output data from 178 publications between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2025, to assess organizations’ research quality and institutional performance.…