Measles cases set 35-year US record with months to go in 2026
The United States has recorded more measles cases this year than in any year since 1991, with more than five months still left on the calendar.
Jul 22, 2026
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Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services: News and Research on Patient Care
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Can AI help doctors have difficult conversations with critically ill patients in end-of-life care?
When a patient is admitted to a hospital emergency room with a life-threatening medical condition, the first order of business is to get that patient to a stable state. After that happens, it is standard medical practice ...
Jul 22, 2026
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5th person dies in Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City
A fifth person has died in a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City, health officials said Tuesday night.
Jul 22, 2026
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Doctors develop guiding principles for future of AI in health care
A UVA Health emergency medicine doctor and a colleague at Clemson University have developed a framework to help hospitals integrate artificial intelligence to not only increase efficiency and cut costs but also ensure high-quality ...
Jul 21, 2026
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Financial incentives, flexibility and safe living needed to retain remote health care workers
Appropriate housing and safety, adequate time off and financial incentives are among the key factors supporting primary health care workers in remote jobs across Australia, according to a new study by Menzies School of Health ...
Jul 21, 2026
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Female ER physicians order more tests and admit more patients than male physicians, study shows
A new UCLA Health study examining more than 1.5 million emergency department (ED) visits found that female physicians request more imaging and laboratory tests and admit more patients to the hospital than their male counterparts ...
Jul 21, 2026
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CDC warns of parasite outbreak tied to Taco Bell lettuce in 5 states
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning people not to eat shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia.
Jul 17, 2026
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Research calls for Japan to redesign health and diplomacy by 2040
Two papers by researchers and policy practitioners provide evidence-based suggestions to help Japan's health system continue to flourish, even as its population rapidly ages.
Jul 16, 2026
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Brexit nurse exodus linked to more than 3,700 extra hospital deaths, researchers warn
The sharp fall in EU nurses joining the NHS after the Brexit referendum may have contributed to more than 1,200 additional patient deaths each year in England, according to new research led by the University of Surrey in ...
Jul 16, 2026
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Emergency cancer diagnoses linked to significantly lower survival
How a cancer is first discovered can shape what happens next, and new research shows a need to map treatment for older adults diagnosed in the emergency department who face sharply lower survival.
Jul 15, 2026
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