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The Food and Drug Administration has issued early alerts for the following products.
Epic’s MyChart has shared examples from potential phishing schemes observed as recently this month that include email messages linking to a fake MyChart website displaying erroneous medical records and others notifying of a free “2026 Medicare Health Kit.”
The Department of Homeland Security today released a proposed rule to establish a new $103,265 filing fee for H-1B visa petitions that are subject to statutory numerical caps, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption.
The Food and Drug Administration has identified a Class I recall of certain Medline convenience kits containing B. Braun components that have Huons Bupivacaine Hydrochloride in Dextrose Injection, which has also been recalled.
The AHA’s Hospital Capacity Management Consortium will host a webinar Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. ET for capacity management and operations leaders, exploring how Georgia-based Emory Healthcare’s Capacity Command Center improved patient access, optimized throughput and proactively managed systemwide demand.
There have been 15,716 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis across 47 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico since May 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data reported Aug. 18.
The Department of Health of Human Services Aug. 21 issued a request for information seeking feedback on immunization categories within the Aug. 10 executive order announcing changes to the federal government’s recommended childhood vaccine schedule.
The Ohio Hospital Association announced Aug. 19 that Sean McGlone, OHA senior vice president and general counsel, will be its next president and CEO effective Oct. 17.
The AHA’s American Organization for Nursing Leadership will host a webinar Sept. 2 at noon ET for nursing leaders on two care models: integrated hospital-at-home and home health services, and a 24/7 oncology care model supporting urgent, procedural, cellular therapy and observation-level patient…
The National Security Agency and other federal agencies released a joint advisory Aug. 18 warning of active cyber threats to Siemens S7 Series programmable logic controllers, which are industrial computers used to monitor essential equipment.