WalletHub assessed 22 metrics to give each state an overall ranking for its attractiveness to nurses, as well as separate rankings for "Opportunity & Competition" and "Work Environment." See where your state ranked in our interactive map.

The B.1.617 coronavirus variant, which recently emerged in India, has been called a "double mutant" because it includes two separate mutations that seem to make the coronavirus more infectious and better able to evade the immune system. But can it still be stopped by existing vaccines?

Most of the media coverage of the America Medical Association's report on physician practice arrangements incorrectly concludes that because the share of physicians working in private practice has declined below 50% for the first time, hospital power is growing. But a closer look at the data disputes that claim—and reveals three far more interesting takeaways, according to Advisory Board's Sarah Hostetter, Daniel Kuzmanovich, and Rachel Woods.

CDC on Friday announced new guidance saying fully vaccinated Americans can forgo masks in most situations both indoors and outdoors. But as some states and private businesses still have mask mandates, the new guidance has prompted confusion nationwide and criticism from some health experts.

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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) withdrew the state's request to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act after the state Legislature refused to provide funding for the voter-approved expansion, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from Massachusetts, Missouri, and Washington.