Oak Point University will shut down April 19. The school, which offers nursing and health science degrees, shared the news in an internal email to students and staff March 28, according to NBC Chicago. Oak Point has campuses in Oak Brook, Ill., and Chicago. 

Thirty-five percent of clinicians report having a part-time job or side gig, with more than half being within healthcare, a Vivian report found.

The CDC is warning an invasive meningococcal strain is on the rise and disproportionately affects people ages 30 to 60.

Americans' life expectancies are declining right alongside their happiness scores, according to U.S. News & World Report. 

Physicians can reduce the risk of surgical site infections by using a nasal antiseptic before procedures, according to research published March 28 in the American Journal of Infection Control. 

Surgeons at Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine successfully completed the nation's first double-lung and liver transplant, the health system said March 28.  

Novice nurses are more likely than more tenured co-workers to want self-scheduling and flexible shifts, but experienced nurses are more in favor of hybrid and fully remote work. 

A new method to resuscitate cardiac arrest patients often proves more effective than CPR, but various implementation hurdles have prevented many hospitals from using it, according to a March 27 article in The New York Times Magazine.

 In a recent press release, Healthmark Industries has announced they are now offering UnderGuard™ Dry Advanced. They recently added it to their Sterilization product line. 

The FDA is warning consumers to avoid over-the-counter topical pain relief products that contain high concentrations of lidocaine and has sent warning letters to six companies marketing unapproved products. 

The majority of clinicians said their typical patient ratio has remained the same or decreased compared to last year, a Vivian report found.

From offering unconventional schedules for nurses to filling the gap between physical needs and mental health, Cory Werts, MSN, RN, has her eyes set on what programs can make the most impact for patients and staff.

The CDC acknowledged ventilation as a core strategy to prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses in a March 22 guidance update. 

The CDC found 214 outbreaks and 88 deaths over five years were associated with drinking water.

 In January, Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, N.J., began seeing pediatric patients through a new program to address childhood obesity. 

The U.S. has recorded more measles cases in the first three months of 2024 than all of last year, CDC data shows.

Patients who are "double-jointed" may be at higher risk for developing long COVID, according to a study published March 19 in BMJ Public Health.

Overdose deaths hit a record high in 2022, though the increase was only up slightly from the year prior, new CDC data shows. 

Five student groups were awarded prizes for innovations they developed to address safety issues in healthcare as part of the 2024 Health Hackathon hosted by New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine. 

The American Nurses Association and the American Nurses Foundation announced the 2024 ANA Innovation Award winners.