Modern Healthcare on Friday released its ranked list of the 150 "Best Places to Work in Healthcare" for 2021, featuring hospitals, suppliers, and payers. This year’s list includes 35 Advisory Board member organizations. See who made the list.
An FDA advisory committee on Friday recommended authorization of booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, but only for adults 65 and older and those at high risk of severe disease. Here's what the vote means for the Biden administration's booster plan—and six important questions to consider in the coming weeks, according to Advisory Board’s Pamela Divack.
Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday announced they will file for authorization of their Covid-19 vaccine for use in children ages five to 11, citing clinical data showing the vaccine is safe and effective in children and generates a strong antibody response.
As childhood Covid-19 hospitalizations continue to rise, some researchers are investigating children's immune systems to learn why so many young people successfully fend off coronavirus infections—and why others experience such severe symptoms.
Rural hospitals are struggling with staffing shortages as more of their nurses leave for better-paying travel nurse roles—but some experts warn that hospitals' reliance on travel nurses may be a "double-edged sword." And according to Advisory Board’s expert Monica Westhead, there are three important takeaways for health care organizations to consider amid the nurse bidding war.
California last week reported the lowest number of new Covid-19 cases in the nation, suggesting that the state may be turning the tide against the recent delta surge. Here's how—and why experts remain cautious going forward.
As part of an IT reorganization, FDA appointed a new CIO and announced the formation of the Office of Digital Transformation, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from Connecticut, Maryland, and North Carolina.
