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Former CDC official Deb Houry: ‘Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, new ways of working in public health are emerging.’

Once discouraged, now encouraged: Former CDC official gives new reasons to believe in US healthcare Having served almost 11 years in the C-suite of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Deb Houry, MD, MPH, is now looking out over U.S. healthcare with glass-half-full enthusiasm.

Here’s a quick roundup of potential outbreaks that healthcare consumers are now talking about—or soon will be—thanks largely to media attention.

Current and potential outbreaks to be aware of—and ready to talk about Healthcare stakeholders of a certain age range will remember when the Centers for Disease Control declared measles dead and gone in the U.S. That was in 2000. The eradication was nice while it lasted, wasn’t it?

The list—which ranked hospitals numerically until 2023 but now presents 20 institutions alphabetically as an “honor roll”—names one health system three times. (Hint: Rhymes with Day-o Cynic.)

This year’s US News ‘best hospitals’ list has some standouts among the standouts The latest lineup of America’s “best of the best” hospitals from US News & World Report is something of an embarrassment of riches for a few cities and health systems.

Unsurprisingly, AI developers and investors clashed with end-users—patients, care partners and clinicians alike—mainly over priorities.

AI for care of seniors: Who’s minding the recipe—and whose taste buds should hold sway? It takes a team to develop, finance and implement a new healthcare AI model. As with any group endeavor, goal-focused cohesion can dissolve. This is a real risk when contributors feel there are too many cooks in the proverbial kitchen.

‘Bedside care still largely requires in-person staff—but technological advances are creating openings for many other clinical professionals to work from home.’

8 healthcare-specific jobs growing in popularity as work-from-home options Some of the most in-demand healthcare jobs can be performed remotely despite requiring direct caregiving skills.

Intergenerational tension is seldom discussed—but for healthcare leaders looking to minimize turnover, it’s definitely a thing to reckon with.

5 generations now mingle in the healthcare workforce. Can they continue doing so without driving each other away? A cursory glance at the workforce in any U.S. hospital in 2026 reveals four kinds of readily observable diversity. Three get plenty of attention. One gets almost none.

‘If we can get a critical-care eye on the patient sooner, we can change the course of their outcome.’

EHR-based AI beckons rapid-response team to head off avoidable in-hospital deaths Researchers have demonstrated the use of machine–human teamwork for reducing mortality in inpatient care across a large health system.

During the COVID pandemic, was Dr. Anthony Fauci a lighthouse keeper ably guiding America through a dense fog, albeit by contingent directions and course corrections?

What they’re saying about Dr. Fauci now: 10 quotes from across the political spectrum Was Dr. Anthony Fauci a lighthouse keeper ably guiding America through a dense fog, albeit by contingent directions and course corrections? Or was he a power-mad scientist cynically covering his tracks—heedless of the resulting population-level harms unfolding day by day—after helping start the ...

DOJ issues declination of charges against eye care group, opting to indict CEO for role in $3.4M fraud scheme. Medicare was said to have paid out $1M for unnecessary medical tests.

DOJ issues declination of charges against eye care group, opting to indict CEO for role in $3.4M fraud scheme The shift in prosecutorial focus is part of a new enforcement policy to address healthcare fraud. The U.S. Department of Justice alleges the CEO of CampusEye paid kickbacks to doctors for referrals, going on to bill Medicare for unnecessary tests.

Judge rejects lawsuit from 26 states challenging Medicaid work requirements, opting not to issue an injunction blocking the rule.

Judge rejects lawsuit from 26 states challenging Medicaid work requirements A U.S. District Court judge ruled that the states were unable to show they would be irreparably harmed by complying with the policy, as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is covering 90% of the associated costs.