As Covid-19 stabilizes, will the nursing shortage subside? Advisory Board’s Carol Boston-Fleischhauer and Andrew Mohama weigh in on the future of the nurse staffing crisis and offer near-term tactics to manage the immediate shortage.

After a federal judge temporarily halted CMS' vaccine requirements for health care workers, several major health systems, including Cleveland Clinic and Intermountain Healthcare, have dropped their own mandates, Robbie Whelan and Melanie Evans report for the Wall Street Journal.

As Covid-19 cases continue to rise throughout the United States, health experts are warning that cases are likely to continue to increase due to the omicron variant, likely leading the United States to hit 1 million Covid-19 deaths soon.

In the United Kingdom, omicron cases are rapidly rising, leading the government to reinstate restrictions and expand booster availability to all adults—and some health experts believe the U.K.'s experience with omicron may be a preview of what the United States will see in the next few weeks.

Minnesota hospitals took out a full-page newspaper ad yesterday warning that the health system is "heartbroken" and "overwhelmed" amid another Covid-19 wave. And they're not alone: Here's a frontline view of how health systems in five states are coping with the post-Thanksgiving surge.

Humans are naturally wired to avoid things that make us feel uncomfortable—especially when we are tired or stressed—so how can "we do hard things when our brains are constantly telling us to avoid effort?" Writing for the Harvard Business Review, David Rock, cofounder of the Neuroleadership Institute, offers three tips to help tackle difficult tasks.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Friday announced that masks will be required in most public indoor settings starting Jan. 15, 2022, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from Illinois, New York, and Pennsylvania.