Oregon lawmakers in 2023 passed a groundbreaking hospital staffing law aimed at curbing nurse burnout, slowing turnover and ensuring safer patient care.
Hailed as a major victory by both nurses and hospitals, the law was expected to stabilize the state’s health care system strained by years of understaffing and high patient loads.
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' non-opioid painkiller pill, a new alternative for pain relief that comes without the risk of addiction.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Thursday it had identified three cybersecurity risks associated with certain patient monitors from Contec and Epsimed and urged healthcare facilities to mitigate those risks.
A Texas bill that seeks to rein in harms from artificial intelligence (AI) is being lambasted as rivaling the regulatory heavy-handedness of California and Europe, despite its reputation as a pro-business, conservative state.
Two healthcare institutions, Frederick Health and New York Blood Center Enterprises (NYBCe), are grappling with disruptions from separate ransomware attacks they faced this past week.
After watching 6-plus hours of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifying before two Senate committees, I have no idea whether he'll be confirmed as HHS secretary — I could see it going either way.