Daily Briefing

Adventist Health Feather River Hospital in Paradise, California, evacuated patients as the Camp Fire ripped through the area on Thursday, transforming what began as an ordinary day into a fight for survival. More

EHRs are supposed to make doctors' workdays easier, but instead, they've brought us to 'a point where people in the medical profession actively, viscerally, volubly hate their computers,' Atul Gawande writes in the New Yorker. Advisory Board's Hamza Hasan says 'physician leaders should not forget the important role of the EMR in burnout' and offers suggestions to alleviate this EMR burden on physicians. More

The Leapfrog Group on Thursday released its Fall Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, and hospitals in some states fared far better than others on patient safety metrics. More

New guidelines for treating high cholesterol released by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology on Saturday emphasize a more personalized approach to treatment, updating the controversial guidelines released by the organizations in 2013. More

Researchers from the Scripps Research Institute used flu antibodies from llamas to develop a nasal spray that could defend against emerging and adapting flu strains, Carl Zimmer reports for the New York Times. More

Prescription drug costs, the Affordable Care Act, and "Medicare-for-All" are among the key policy issues leaders of the 116th Congress likely will address. More

The five key health care takeaways from the midterms, your six-step plan to become a better public speaker, and more. More

George Daley, dean of the medical school, called the $200 million gift "transformational," in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from California, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. More