Drug shortages rose in early 2026 with five recent U.S. drug discontinuations reported by the FDA database, impacting key injectable medications.

Nurse execs identify skills nurses missing day 1, including critical thinking, communication, and hands-on clinical experience.

Two people, including a hospital caregiver, have died after a July 2 shooting in the parking garage of Mercy Hospital Springfield (Mo.). Springfield Police Department officers responded to a report of ...

Labor expenses for hospitals are seeing minimal growth while drug and supply expenses are rocketing across most hospital categories.

Curtis Cole of Cornell University and 4 other health IT leaders on why major EHR switches may be ending — and what could still change that.

OpenAI is in early talks with the Trump administration about handing the federal government a 5% stake in the company, CNN reported July 2. The proposal, still described as conceptual, would also ask ...

UC San Diego Health and Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health on July 1 completed a joint powers authority, forming a new health system called Palomar UC San Diego Health. The JPA combines Palomar ...

Orlando Health launches Orlando Health Children's brand July 1, 2026, renaming Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children as it unifies pediatric services statewide.

The nation’s age-adjusted death rate fell 4.6% in 2025 to 689.2 deaths per 100,000 people — the lowest rate ever recorded in ...

Children's Mercy chief people officer Michelle Wimes takes voluntary early retirement after nearly six years at the Kansas City pediatric health system.

Explore the gender ratio nurse practitioners across all 50 states and D.C. with detailed female-to-male NP data from KFF and Becker's analysis.

Missouri hospital names interim chief administrative officer Kyle Bridges to lead Freeman Neosho Hospital and support strategic priorities.