1. Nearly 900 Chicago nurses strike Full story

2. 'Likely association' between rare heart inflammation, COVID-19 vaccine among young recipients, CDC panel says Full story

3. Physicians target Palomar Health leadership in no-confidence vote Full story

4. The future of care is here: augmented video analytics. Learn how your organization can benefit during this discussion. 

5. Missouri hospital admits infant for COVID-19; county sees 210% spike in virus hospitalizations since early June Full story

6. 6 updates on the 'black fungus' plaguing India's COVID-19 patients Full story

7. Lack of a strong data infrastructure stands in the way of cancer care improvements. Here's how health systems can change that. 

8. Chinese researchers told NIH to delete early COVID-19 gene sequences from database: WSJ
 Full story

9. Rural hotspots emerge as national COVID-19 cases — and vaccinations — drop: 5 notes Full story

10. This hospital-acquired condition deserves more attention, task force says Full story

11. Educating employees reaps big benefits. Click here to identify high pay-back steps to improve learning at your organization. 

12. 5 recent hospital, health system CEO moves  Full story

13. Florida, Georgia health systems offering nurse sign-on bonuses Full story

14. Daily COVID-19 stats, state-by-state:

• Positivity rates
• Vaccines administered
• Percentage of population vaccinated

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Patients want to know the person behind the PPE. Learn the 5 core tenets of a strong patient experience and communication strategy here.

2. There’s a critical link between the standardization and quality of hospital data. Learn how to standardize your data here.

3. After a year of crisis mode, what has the healthcare industry learned? Hospital executives share key strategies + trends that are here to stay post-COVID-19. Download the brief summary here.