On April 14, Congress passed a continuing resolution bill, averting a government shutdown and financing the federal government through September. However, this bill includes cuts to science and medical research, which may be setting a dangerous precedent.

While the U.S. health care system faces a dire shortage of primary care physicians, many medical schools continue to accept students without considering their interest in future specialty.

In the north garden of Central Park’s Conservatory Garden, there are currently 20,000 tulips sprouting from the soil. These tulips are expected to be in full bloom by mid-to-late April, when they will provide visitors with an eyeful of garden glamour.

Scientists have discovered a protein that helps Staphylococcus epidermidis – one of the most common causes of health care-associated infections – escape from bacterial communities formed on catheters. It’s too soon to say, but the findings could reduce the estimated $28 billion to $45 billion that hospitals annually spend on health care-associated infections.