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About 11% of Americans aged 12 to 17 reported a major depressive episode in the past year when surveyed in 2013-2014, up from 9.9% in 2012-2013, according to a recent report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Rates across the U.S. ranged from 8.7% in the District…
U.S. deaths from motor vehicle crashes fell by 31% between 2000 and 2013, compared to an average 56% in 19 other high-income countries, according to Vital Signs report released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The AHA’s American Society for Healthcare Engineering today presented its 2016 Crystal Eagle award to Mark Kenneday, vice chancellor for campus operations at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. The award recognizes an outstanding member for lifetime achievement and…
The House of Representatives today voted 407-5 to approve the conference report for the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S. 524), legislation to address the nation’s opioid abuse epidemic.
The AHA and Federation of American Hospitals yesterday wrote to the Democratic Platform Drafting Committee regarding the associations’ concerns with the draft platform’s support for accessing public coverage through a public option.
The number of new drug shortages has generally decreased since 2011, while the number of ongoing shortages remains high, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office.
The American Medical Association yesterday expressed support for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposal to implement on Jan. 1 the site-neutral provisions of Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.
The House of Representatives this week voted 422-2 to approve the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act (H.R. 2646).
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.30% in June to a seasonally adjusted 5,088,300 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. That's 15,000 more people than in May and 192,700 more than a year ago. Without the seasonal adjustment, which removes the effect of fluctuations…
Jay Bhatt, D.O., will join the AHA in September as chief medical officer and president and CEO of the Health Research & Educational Trust, overseeing the association’s clinical leadership and health activities. Bhatt will lead the AHA’s quality activities in several areas, including…