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Medicare yesterday expanded eligibility for lung cancer screening with low dose computed tomography by lowering the starting age for screening from 55 to 50 and reducing the tobacco smoking history from at least 30 packs per year to at least 20 packs per year.

The Food and Drug Administration today authorized emergency use of the monoclonal antibody bebtelovimab to treat COVID-19 in outpatients at risk of progressing to severe disease or hospitalization.

Pfizer will delay asking the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children under age 5 until it has clinical trial data on a third dose in this age group, which it expects in early April.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced it will delay updating the Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings on the Care Compare website from April until July so it can correct

We all know that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated many longstanding challenges facing the health care field. One of the most alarming developments that is a top concern today is its effect on our nation’s blood supply. 

Bestselling author and NBC News contributor Heather McGhee will give the keynote address at AHA’s 2022 Accelerating Health Equity Conference in Cleveland.

Sophisticated, high-impact ransomware incidents against critical infrastructure organizations increased globally in 2021, according to a

A new AHA ad running this week on Radio America and next week on ABC and CBS radio highlights the need for

The AHA today released a new issue of the COVID-19 Snapshot underscoring the persisting challenges facing hospitals and health systems during the

In a statement submitted to the Senate Health, Education, Labor &am

At an AHA virtual policy briefing this afternoon, hospital and health system leaders told congressional staff about the continued challenges their organizations are facing as a result of the COVID-

As rural health care leaders from the AHA and other health care organizations convened at AHA’s Rural Health Care Leadership Conference this week, a robust discussion took place over the role hospi

The AHA and Musicians On Call are collaborating on a digital campaign to thank front-line caregivers around Valentine’s Day through digital promotions, social media and surprise virtual performance

The Food and Drug Administration yesterday warned

The House yesterday voted 272-162 to pass a continuing resolution that would fund federal programs

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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to strengthen the nation’s hospitals and health systems, writes AHA Chair Wright Lassiter III, president and CEO of Detroit-based Henry Ford Health Sy

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At AHA’s Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, the association released its 2022 Rural Advocacy Agenda