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The AHA, American Medical Association and American Nurses Association applauded the recent decision by the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to allow access to a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster dose for nurses, physicians and others working in health care…
In AHA’s newest #MyWhy video, a hospital Spanish interpreter discusses concerns he hears from the Latino community about the COVID-19 vaccine as well as what led him to get the vaccine.
The Senate voted 48-50 to reject cutting off debate on a motion to proceed to a House-passed continuing resolution that would generally extend current federal funding levels for health care and all other programs through Dec. 3, 2021.
Now more than ever, hospitals and health systems need to encourage communities to stay healthy and protect themselves against the flu and COVID-19 by getting vaccinated and following recommended public health guidance to wear a mask, wash hands and socially distance.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, awarded grants to Brigham and Women’s Hospital and two universities to research and develop vaccine candidates that provide broad protective immunity to multiple coronavirus strains.
Seventy-three percent of U.S. commercial health insurance markets are highly concentrated based on guidelines used by the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission to assess market competition, according to the latest annual report on health insurance competition by the American Medical…
The National Academy of Medicine launched an Action Collaborative on Decarbonizing the U.S. Health Sector to address climate change.
Data from the nation’s initial set of patients receiving COVID-19 booster shots found similar rates and types of adverse reactions, such as pain at the injection site, headache or fatigue, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study.
The White House Office of the United States Trade Representative extended through Nov. 14 tariff exemptions for certain medical care products needed to address the COVID-19 pandemic while it considers “further extensions and/or modifications as appropriate."
Joseph A. Miller, a nationally recognized behavioral health expert and past chair of the AHA’s Constituency Section for Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services, died in his sleep.