Eight healthcare companies were named to CNBC's "Disruptor 50" list for 2021.

Massachusetts ranked as the healthiest state in the U.S. last year, according to a report published May 25 by digital health company Sharecare in partnership with the Boston University School of Public Health.

A new ranking from the Lown Institute, a nonpartisan healthcare think tank, examines racial inclusivity of more than 3,200 U.S. hospitals to assess which are best at serving the people of color in their communities.

California has the most healthcare employees of any U.S. state, according to a ranking Kaiser Family Foundation released May 24.

Minnesota is the best state to practice medicine in 2021, and West Virginia is the worst, according to Medscape rankings released May 24. 

Hawaii is home to the fewest preventable hospitalizations in the nation per 1,000 Medicare patients, whereas Minnesota most exceeds the national average of 42.37.

OrbiMed Advisors was the most active healthcare investor in the first quarter of 2021, backing 25 companies, according to a new report from CB Insights. 

DiversityInc honored 12 hospitals and health systems for diversity in the company's 2021 rankings.

Forbes released its 19th annual list of the 2,000 largest public companies in the world, with 20 healthcare companies in the top 200.  

Hospitals in the South are worse at avoiding unnecessary tests and procedures than those in the North, according to a ranking from the Lown Institute.

West Virginia has the most drug overdose deaths per capita, according to an analysis by WalletHub, a personal finance website.  

The FDA expanded its emergency use authorization of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children age 12 to 15 on May 10.

New York had the most medical school graduates in 2019 of all states, according to a ranking Kaiser Family Foundation released May 7.

Hospital rankings serve as indicators of how organizations are performing compared to their peers, and they have historically been focused on outcomes and patient safety.

Massachusetts is the best state to pursue a healthcare career in, while Wyoming is the worst state, according to a new ranking from software development firm Arkenea. 

CMS updated its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings April 28, and 11 of U.S. News & World Report's 2020-21 20 Honor Roll hospitals received a five-star rating.

Between 2006 and 2016, 547,821 inpatient hospitalizations in the U.S. were for a firearm injury, according to a new database from the Rand Corp., a healthcare policy think tank.

Arizona is the best state to work as a nurse and Maryland is the worst, according to an analysis by WalletHub, a personal finance website. 

A new ranking from the Lown Institute, a nonpartisan healthcare think tank, lists which hospitals in the U.S. are the best for avoiding overuse of low-value tests and procedures.

The following hospitals were the top patient-recommended hospitals in 2019, according to the most recent Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems — or HCAHPS — scores. Louisiana, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania each had three highly recommended hospitals, more than any other state.