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Reps. Tom Cole, R-Okla., Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., and Dina Titus, D-Nev., and Sens. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., today introduced the Medical Student Education Authorization Act, AHA-supported legislation that would provide grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians.

AHA is among the investors and partners taking part in a first-of-its-kind movement to promote equity in access to capital for investments in Black-founded and -led companies at the forefront of health care innovation. 

The American Organization for Nursing Leadership announced its 2022 Class of Fellows.

A new Commonwealth Fund report released is shedding light on how insurance costs of working Americans in every state are consuming a greater share of incomes than they did a decade ago.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday proposed that Medicare cover monoclonal antibodies that target amyloid to treat Alzheimer’s disease for beneficiaries enrolled in qualifying clinical trials.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, FBI and National Security Agency released recommendations to help health care and other critical infrastructure organizations prevent, detect and respond to common Russian state-sponsored cyber threats. 

The Food and Drug Administration has revised its provider and recipient fact sheets for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine due to reports of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), a disorder that can cause easy or excessive bruising and bleeding due to very low platelet levels.

Over 13.8 million people have selected a 2022 health plan through the federally facilitated or state-based marketplaces since open enrollment started Nov. 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced yesterday.

AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence Initiative, in recognition of

Health Services Research, AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust’s academic journal, is publishing a special series of articles on reproductive wellness for women with chronic condi

The Health Resources and Services Administration today released updated women’s preventive services

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To ensure continuation of critical 1135 waivers and Medicaid coverage flexibilities, the AHA today urged Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to renew for at least another 90 days the

A report by the United Kingdom’s National Health Service is warning of threats leveraging Log4Shell vulnerability in VMware Horizon servers by an unknown cyber actor.

The National Institutes of Health last week released a pair of studies offering fresh insights into COVID-19’s long-term effect on pediatric groups.

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra today in a letter to health care and public health leaders urged vigilance against cyber threats posed by a vulnerability within the Apache Log4j software. Exploitation of the software, which exists in thousands of applications, including control systems for medical devices and hardware, can result in data exfiltration or ransomware that can significantly disrupt the delivery of health care.

The Food and Drug Administration Jan. 6 issued an outbreak advisory for a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7. FDA said 10 people across Alaska, Ohio, Oregon and Washington have been infected by the strain, with purchase data indicating that seven purchased Nature's Basket Power Greens or Simple Truth Organic Power Greens at grocery stores before becoming sick. 

The National Academy of Medicine today launched Resource Compendium for Health Care Worker Well-Being, which highlights tools that are ready to be deployed and strategies to address systems issues related to health care workers’ burnout.

Former President and CEO of the Ohio Hospital Association James Castle died Jan. 7.  

Wright L. Lassiter III is president and CEO of Henry Ford Health System. Lassiter has more than 30 years of experience working in large, complex health systems, including Alameda Health System in Oakland, Calif., Dallas Methodist Health System and JPS Health Network in Fort Worth, Texas.