When donor lungs arrive at Northwestern Medicine’s Canning Thoracic Institute, they can be placed in a refrigerator set at 50 degrees Fahrenheit and be kept "alive" in the fridge for up to 18 hours. The innovative technology was used in a dozen of the 148 lung transplants the Chicago health system performed in 2024. These days, it's being used in "pretty much every" transplant.
Early CDC Data Suggests For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, more people in the U.S. died of influenza than from COVID-19 in the week ending on Jan. 25, according to weekly figures published by the CDC. For the week ending on Jan. 25, nearly 1.7% of all deaths nationwide were attributed to the flu, compared to roughly 1.5% being the result of COVID-19, according to CDC data.
Republican leaders on Tuesday downplayed the possibility of cuts to Medicaid benefits as they seek a reconciliation bill with up to $2 trillion in savings. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) sought to reassure the public — and potential jittery members of their own caucus — that the Medicaid changes under discussion include work requirements and fraud reduction, not drastic cuts like lowering the federal match for Medicaid expansion states or instituting a per capita cap.
A federal judge has ordered federal health agencies to restore websites and datasets that were abruptly pulled down beginning in late January, prompting an outcry from medical and public health communities. The temporary restraining order was granted in response to a lawsuit filed against the federal government by Doctors for America, a progressive advocacy group representing physicians, and the nonprofit Public Citizen.
Specifically, the bill will provide regulators the authority to enforce title protections against those who develop or deploy AI systems that claim to be a licensed or certified health professional.
Yale New Haven Health announced they are ending one of their visiting nurse programs this June.
A spokesperson said Yale New Haven Health at Home-Southeast is stopping their Wellness and Nurse Family Partnership Program starting June 30.
"Any decision to change a service that has been provided to the community and involves employees is extremely difficult, but we need to focus on our core mission of caring for our patients in hospital and home settings," the spokesperson said.
The Nurse-Family Partnership Program helps first-time, low-income and other eligible mothers become successful and competent parents, according to their website.
The healthcare system said they are giving five months notice in an effort to allow human resources staff to help employees look for new positions.