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Nurses entering practice today need to be trained on how to become the next generation of nurse leaders. In order for that to happen, there are time-tested principles/practices that need to be observed, but the way in which those are…

Six patients who took the antibiotic Levaquin filed a federal lawsuit against former FDA Commissioner, Margaret Hamburg, MD, claiming the Commissioner defrauded consumers and conspired with Johnson & Johnson to conceal information about the harmful effects of Levaquin, according to…

Following seven confirmed cases of Zika virus in Houston, healthcare providers are screening pregnant women for Zika virus.

A fourth patient treated at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center passed away after contracting a fungal infection during a mold outbreak at the hospital, according to Fox News Health.

South Carolina Hospital Association's Quality Advisory Council appointed Brian W. Kendall, MD, to its panel, according to The Times and Democrat.

Austin, Texas-based St. David's Children's Hospital has seen an increasing number of adolescent respiratory syncytial virus cases, according to Fox 7.

Houston-based Ben Taub Hospital Surgical Unit received the Beacon Award for Excellence in patient care.

New Haven, Conn.-based Yale University researchers found better quality of care may reduce the mortality risk in patients who are treated with opioid painkillers, according to News-Medical.

Point Reyes Station, Calif.-based nonprofit Coastal Health Alliance met with the community to discuss vaccination changes presented in Senate Bill 277, according to Point Reyes Light.

Some chronic viral infections may contribute to cognitive complications as adults age, according to a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University study. Vishwajit Nimgaonkar, MD, psychiatry professor at Pittsburgh School of Medicine, lead the study.