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Companies managing prescription drug coverage have increased participation in the war on drug prices, according to Nevada Public Radio.

Researchers from Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania developed a test that can potentially detect elusive pathogens among patients with compromised immune systems, according to Medical News Today.

Many Western New York Hospitals are seeing reductions in the number of hospital-acquired infections among patients, as reported in the state Department of Health's Hospital-Acquired Infections report, according to Buffalo Business First.

To foster enhanced communication with patients, Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital physicians and nurses and Harvard Medical students are participating in an art curriculum, according to CBS News.

University of Birmingham (Ala.) researchers discovered a new class of gene regulatory elements that hold an "immunological memory." The EMBO J published the research, which Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and Bloodwise supported.

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee drafted a bill about health IT and EHRs, according to EHR Intelligence.

The Wellness Network and the American College of Physicians are collaborating to deliver new patient education programming.

The Tennessee Medical Association and Tennessee Medical Education Fund are offering new leadership training programs for physicians and healthcare companies, according to The Chattanoogan.com.

Pharmaceutical companies around the world signed the Declaration on Combating Antimicrobial Resistance to address the pressing issue of drug-resistant infections, according to PharmExec.com.

Morningstar analysts gave Tenet Healthcare shares a "B" credit rating, according to Corvus Business.