President Trump's nominee to be the U.S. surgeon general, the Fox News contributor and family medicine physician Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, has described herself as a double board-certified physician with a degree from the University of Arkansas School of Medicine — credentials the president touted in his announcement. But those claims about her certification and schooling appear to be misleading.
Whooping cough cases are rising, and doctors are bracing for yet another tough year. There have been 8,485 cases reported in 2025, according to the CDC. That's twice as many cases as this time last year, based on the CDC’s final tally. Rates of whooping cough, or pertussis, soared last year, which experts said wasn't unexpected. The number of cases fell during COVID-19 because of masking and social distancing. Plus, experts said, the illness peaks every two to five years.
Mercy has begun construction on a 75-bed hospital in Wentzville that will soon serve the region's booming west suburbs. The facility will be built less than a half-mile from where Interstates 70 and 64 converge at Highway 61 in St. Charles County. Workers have cleared a 60-acre property previously filled with trees and started constructing a utility building, the first steps of what will eventually be a $650 million facility. The Catholic health system has been consulting with residents about what they would like to see offered at the new hospital.
At UC Health, nurses are an integral part of the programs and initiatives that examine how AI can be integrated into the health care landscape to improve both their professional roles and the experiences of their patients. Nurses across the UC system sit on review and advisory committees that evaluate and select new technologies, and many of the use cases for applications are submitted by UC nurses working every day with patients.
A relatively new and critical way we can start addressing these challenges is through the use of artificial intelligence in health care. AI has the potential to improve efficiency, enhance patient care and help bridge the gaps in our health care system. However, there has been movement within the Louisiana state government to limit the use of AI in health care, which could prevent us from fully utilizing this innovative technology.
Currently being developed by Assoc. Prof. Huanyu "Larry" Cheng and colleagues at Pennsylvania State University, the flexible, stretchable device incorporates sensors that measure biaxial mechanical strain, body temperature, sweat-induced humidity, and blood oxygen levels. These sensors are stacked like pancakes, separated by thin sheets of different materials that keep their signals and measurement methods from interfering with one another.