When a nursing home closes down, the local population and press often perceive the move as a simple exit from the market due to failing fiscal health. But in about half the cases, additional forces are in play—and “closures” may be, in truth, do-overs of one kind or another. 

She quit her post in disgust last August after serving a decade in the C-suite of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now Deb Houry, MD, MPH, is looking out over U.S. healthcare with glass-half-full enthusiasm. 

Healthcare stakeholders of a certain age range will remember when the Centers for Disease Control declared measles dead and gone in the U.S. That was in 2000. The eradication was nice while it lasted, wasn’t it?

The latest lineup of America’s “best of the best” hospitals from US News & World Report is something of an embarrassment of riches for a few cities and health systems. 

DXA scans are considered the gold standard method to screen for osteoporosis but have been historically underutilized.

The American College of Cardiology has shared an updated guidance that highlights the importance of vaccination for patients with a history of CVD.