A man in the U.S. developed a parasitic infection in his brain after regularly consuming undercooked bacon, according to a case study published March 7 in the American Journal of Case Reports.

Healthgrades recognized 832 hospitals with its 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Award and 2024 Outstanding Patient Experience Award.

Healthgrades recognized 832 hospitals with its 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Awards and Outstanding Patient Experience Award. Only 79 of those hospitals received both awards. 

U.S. representatives have reintroduced bipartisan legislation to establish a National Patient Safety Board, a team that would be housed within HHS and dedicated to preventing medical errors.

Leaders from 16 of the nation's top health systems have formed a network dedicated to responsible development and use of artificial intelligence in the healthcare sector, according to a March 11 announcement.

New anesthesia considerations for patients taking anti-obesity drugs like Ozempic has been released by the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology.

New York City-based New York-Presbyterian's Allen Hospital launched a revamped midwifery program following outcry from the community and nurses, PoliticoPro reported March 7.

The physician and academic who reshaped public health research toward accountability, Howard Hiatt, MD, died March 9 at 98 years old, The New York Times reported. 

An increase in measles activity this year is coinciding with a rise in potential exposures as infected individuals seek medical care at healthcare facilities across the nation.

While employment for new clinicians was positive in the last year with 96% of new nurses finding work, the issue is transitioning those clinicians from education into bedside and hospital practice, which is the most pressing safety challenge of 2024, according to the ECRI's annual report on patient safety.

Key metrics for COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus continue to fall, though flu activity is still elevated, CDC data for the week ending March 2 shows. 

The American Nurses Association announced plans March 8 for its American Nurses Enterprise Research Council to begin a review and modernization process of its Magnet designation criteria for hospitals.

Measles activity continues to rise in the U.S., with Illinois becoming the latest state to confirm infections this year, CDC data shows.

A bipartisan bill that limits mandatory overtime for nurses, originally proposed in 2020, has been reintroduced. It also shields nurses from retaliation from hospitals if nurses turn down overtime.

Nurse shortages have plagued healthcare in recent years, but with the workforce showing signs of bouncing back, many leaders are turning their attention to retention over recruitment.

In newly published findings from a survey of U.S. infectious disease physicians, only 37% said their facilities conduct screening for Candida auris, a fungus deemed an urgent public health threat due to its resistance to multiple antifungal treatments. 

Alaska is the top-paying state for travel nurses, but two of the top-paying cities are in Texas, a March 7 Vivian report found.

Emergency department visits among young children related to unsupervised melatonin ingestion rose more than 400% from 2009 to 2020, according to a new CDC report. 

The updated COVID-19 shots that rolled out in fall 2023 reduced the risk of severe infection by 31% in adults over 65 and immunocompromised individuals, according to data published March 4 by Cleveland Clinic researchers in Lancet Infectious Diseases.

Health systems are increasingly reimagining nurse responsibilities and workflows in response to staff shortages and high levels of employee burnout, among other challenges.