Although overall flu activity in the U.S. is declining, the number of pediatric deaths has continued to rise, with nine deaths reported for the week ending March 29, bringing this season’s total to ...

The FDA has ordered Raptim Research, a clinical research company based in India, to redo several studies after the agency found evidence of data falsification. The FDA’s investigation, which was ...

CMS will pay Medicare Advantage plans $25 billion more in 2026 than in 2025.  The agency published the final rate notice for 2026 on April 7. CMS estimates MA plans will receive 5.06% higher payments ...

Receiving the shingles vaccination may significantly reduce the risk of developing dementia, according to a large-scale study published April 2 in Nature Medicine. Researchers analyzed electronic ...

Ascension is unwinding its presence in Michigan’s acute care market, continuing a sweeping effort to reshape its national footprint and stabilize its finances. The St. Louis-based Catholic health ...

Cardiologists in Indiana earn the highest annual and hourly mean wage before and after adjusting for the state’s cost of living index, according to data published April 2 by the Bureau of Labor ...

Researchers from Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics recently found that coronary artery bypass grafts are the most lucrative cardiology ...

Nurse shortages and mounting labor costs are among health system CEOs’ top concerns, and a new survey puts numbers to the financial risks hospitals face from nurse vacancies and churn.  The 2025 NSI ...

The University of Maryland Medical System’s award-winning nursing culture is the result of one vital factor, according to Peggy Norton-Rosko, DNP, RN. Twelve units within the Baltimore-based health ...

CMS has proposed Medicare and Medicaid coverage for transcatheter tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair procedures for the treatment of symptomatic tricuspid regurgitation. The procedures would ...

The number of independent physicians in U.S. rural areas declined 43% over five years — from 21,956 in January 2019 to 12,467 in January 2024 — according to an Avalere study sponsored by the ...

Hackensack Meridian Health has named Catherine LoPresti vice president of professional revenue cycle operations.