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Medical kits, surgical packs recalled due to serious safety risks
Avid Medical has recalled several of its medical convenience kits due to fungal contamination risk from an applicator used to sanitize skin before surgery or catheter procedures, the Food and Drug Administration announced.
Bipartisan deal reached for $1.2 trillion infrastructure package; longer Medicare sequestration listed as revenue source
A bipartisan group in the Senate reached a deal with President Biden on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure framework that forgoes tax increases as a funding source.
AHA responds to ‘alarmist’ WaPo op-ed headline
Responding to a June 20 op-ed published in the Washington Post, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack said the alarmist headline misrepresented the facts.
ASPR pauses U.S. distribution of bamlanivimab and etesevimab due to variants
U.S. health care providers may no longer order the monoclonal antibodies bamlanivimab and etesevimab until further notice due to rising prevalence of the SARS-CoV-2 P.1 and B.1.351 variants, which are not susceptible to the combination therapy, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response announced.
AHA #HealthCareInnovation blog: An innovative approach to emergency mental health care
EmPATH — Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment and Healing — is a new approach designed to guide patients safely through a current mental health crisis while building coping skills that will guide them through future challenges, writes Lewis Zeidner, system director, clinical triage and transition services, at M Health Fairview.
AHA cybersecurity lead discusses threat of cyberattacks leaving hospitals, health care systems vulnerable
In a recent Fox Business Network interview, John Riggi, AHA’s senior advisor for cybersecurity and risk offered solutions to help prevent cyberattacks against hospitals and health systems, including investment in new technology and educating the workforce.
NIH study to examine COVID-19 vaccine response during pregnancy, postpartum
The Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Consortium has begun enrolling up to 1,000 pregnant and postpartum individuals who have or will receive COVID-19 vaccine in a study to assess vaccine safety, immune response and transfer of antibodies to their infants, the National Institutes of Health announced.
FCC makes additional funding available for Rural Health Care Program
The Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Health Care Program will carry forward up to $379.97 million in unused funds from prior years to increase available funding for funding year 2021 and beyond if needed, the agency announced.
House holds hearing on legislation to improve public health
The House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on several AHA-supported bills to advance public health by focusing on social determinants of health and data collection.