Women who have hypertension during pregnancy are not receiving sufficient follow-up care from their primary care clinicians, despite their higher risk for developing long-term cardiovascular issues, research found.
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A National Academy of Medicine consensus report recommends stronger clinical preventive services, better follow-up after delivery and improved care coordination to reduce maternal mortality.
Hospital shootings increased more than five-fold to 34 events per year from 2000 to 2024, underscoring the need for better prevention strategies, concludes a JAMA Network Open systematic review.
Since the fall of 2022, hospitals have continued to improve patient safety and reduce injuries from falls and medication errors, according to Leapfrog spring 2026 Hospital Safety Grades.
The National Academy of Medicine Clinician Well-being Collaborative will host a webinar to discuss how organizations are incorporating well-being as a long-term value on May 27 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. ET.
The American Hospital Association and some clinicians worry an administration proposal to eliminate regulations requiring new artificial intelligence products to be tested on actual users and to ensure AI tech’s decisions are transparent to nurses and physicians could undermine care.
Professional governance improves outcomes, but low-level designs and outdated measures could limit evidence, concludes a systematic review of 33 studies published in the May Journal of Nursing Administration.
While confidence in science and medicine has fallen significantly in recent years, nurses have retained the public’s trust, making nurse scientists an underutilized resource in communicating important health messages, states a New England Journal of Medicine Op-Ed.
Disengagement, diminished feedback and decreased trust often are present months before nurses resign, making turnover a predictable outcome of conditions, according to the Press Ganey State of Nursing 2026 report.
Enrollment in Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs increased by 7.6% (19,830 students) from 2024 to 2025, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s annual survey.