First, do no harm” may be the most well-known adage in the medical profession, but it’s far more than an admonishment. Preventing harm by investing in patient safety is a smart business strategy that ...

More than 1 in 5 medical students in the U.S. experience food insecurity, pointing to the need for institution and policy-level interventions to support basic student needs, according to a new study ...

President Donald Trump demanded that pharmaceutical companies release data for “success rates” of their COVID-19 medications to clear up what he called a “discrepancy mess.” In a Sept. 1 Truth Social ...

The University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center has named Jeffrey Marshall, MD, vice president and associate chief medical officer — a role in which he will be responsible for quality, ...

In the face of ongoing supply disruptions and increasing pressures, Sutter Health has turned to a NASA-inspired approach called Tiger Teams. Tiger Teams were first implemented by the California-based ...

Cincinnati-based TriHealth has completed the acquisition of Clinton Memorial Hospital, a 140-bed facility in Wilmington, Ohio, marking its sixth acute care hospital. The facility will be renamed ...

Beta blockers may provide no clinical benefit to patients who maintain normal heart function following a heart attack, according to a study published Aug. 30 in The New England Journal of Medicine. ...

Both semaglutide and tirzepatide were shown to “significantly reduce” the risk of hospitalization and all-cause mortality for heart failure patients, according to a study published Aug. 31 in JAMA. ...

September, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will discuss — and potentially vote on — vaccines for COVID-19, hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and respiratory ...

Little Rock-based Arkansas Heart Hospital has laid off 40 staff positions or about 4% of its workforce, according to a Sept. 1 Arkansas Business report.  Jacob Robinson, Arkansas Heart Hospital’s ...

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has developed an artificial intelligence model that helps determine which atrial fibrillation patients benefit from blood thinners to prevent stroke. The ...

Artificial intelligence in nursing is often framed as a way to cut paperwork. But nurse informatics leaders told Becker’s its potential goes beyond that, reshaping nurses’ role, strengthening patient ...