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Michelle Hood, AHA executive vice president and chief operating officer, kicked off day 2 of the 2022 Accelerating Health Equity Conference in Cleveland today by referencing Tuesday’s keynote address.
AHA is providing new resources to help hospitals and health systems advance digital health equity among historically marginalized populations.
The AHA and other national health care organizations yesterday urged HHS to maintain the public health emergency until it’s clear that the global pandemic has receded and the capabilities authorized by the PHE are no longer necessary. 
A GE Healthcare facility that makes the contrast media in Shanghai, China, had to shut down temporarily due to a COVID-19 lockdown.
NHSC-approved sites can recruit and retain qualified providers through NHSC scholarship and loan repayment programs.
During National Hospital Week, the AHA and its American Organization for Nursing Leadership are running ads thanking the 6.3 million dedicated women and men who have worked tirelessly and courageously at America’s hospitals and health systems to care for their communities during the pandemic.
AHA today launched the 2022 Accelerating Health Equity Conference in Cleveland, convening more than 700 stakeholders whose work intersects health care and equity issues. 
FDA issues updates on a COVID-19 monoclonal antibody and antiviral pill, and certain Fresenius Medical Care hemodialysis machines.
The agency is investigating 109 potential hepatitis cases of unknown cause in U.S. children since last October, including five deaths.
The guidance is intended to help state policymakers identify and address related issues during and after the public health emergency.