CMS' new safety measures are a welcome addition for Peter Silver, MD, senior vice president, chief quality officer and associate chief medical officer of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health.

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Nemours Children's Health received a $7 million donation to fund its cancer research and support its music therapy program, according to an Aug. 20 news release shared with Becker's.

In August, the CDC updated its guidelines for intrauterine devices. Physicians said it is a notable improvement but leaves gaps, according to an NBC News report. 

Results from an eight-year trial indicate uterus transplants are a safe and viable treatment for women with uterine factor infertility who wish to become pregnant. 

Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica has temporarily closed its physician offices in Adrian, Mich., following an incident involving a self-inflicted shooting on Aug. 14, a spokesperson for the system confirmed to Becker's. 

Miami-based Nicklaus Children's Hospital is now one of a handful of pediatric hospitals in the nation to offer intestinal ultrasounds for patients with inflammatory bowel disease. The ultrasounds reduce the need for more invasive procedures typically required to monitor the condition. 

UNC Hospitals Hillsborough (N.C.) was on lockdown for a short period on the morning of Aug. 13 after a prisoner escaped custody upon arriving at the medical facility for care. 

For other agencies, recalls mean removing products from the market, but with FDA medical device recalls, products are often allowed to stay in the market, CBS News reported Aug. 13.

This year has recorded numerous medical advances in transplantation, including a few firsts for the U.S. and world. 

The top 10 causes of deaths worldwide have changed in the last few years, with one cause of death dropping in frequency, the World Health Organization found.

Community health centers are closing the gap in care, especially in rural areas where hospitals are closing, but some centers say they are losing staff to hospitals who pay high wages.

Premature babies born at 22 weeks are a "gray zone" for hospitals, which must decide whether or not to offer treatment, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 7.

A Northwestern Medicine patient underwent a kidney transplant while awake in July, and 36 hours after the painless procedure, he was discharged. 

A new compound antimicrobial cleared fatal flesh-eating bacteria in a mouse model, according to a study published Aug. 2 in Science Advances. 

More than half of patients hospitalized and treated for pneumonia receive differing diagnoses during their stays, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine. 

 A patient was injured in an officer-involved shooting at Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, S.C., on Aug. 2, state and hospital officials confirmed to Becker's. 

Penn Medicine's flagship hospital noted zero central line-associated bloodstream infections in fiscal years 2022 and 2023, according to a study published Aug. 1 in Critical Care Nurse. 

Aurora-based Children's Hospital Colorado is using SimWars, the national simulation competition for emergency medicine residents, to train and inspire staff — resulting in better patient care and staff morale, as well as a substantial donation.

NYC Health + Hospitals has launched a free produce delivery service for patients in its lifestyle medicine program.

The University of California San Francisco lung transplant program has performed 116 lung transplants in a year.