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Essa Mohamed, a National Institutes of Health Fellow at Mayo Clinic’s Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, speaks with Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of AHA’s Physician Alliance, about strategies to increase the number of women and underrepresented minorities in clinical research to advance…
Adults should be screened for colon cancer beginning at age 45 rather than 50, even in the absence of symptoms and personal or family history related to colorectal cancer, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said in a draft recommendation statement.
Ninety-eight percent of eligible clinicians who reported data in the 2019 Quality Payment Program through the Merit-based Incentive Payment System track will receive a positive payment adjustment in 2021, with 84% receiving an additional adjustment for exceptional performance, the Centers for…
In partnership with the AHA’s Center for Health Innovation and other national health care organizations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched Project Firstline, a national training collaborative to help every health care worker understand and adhere to recommended infection…
The Food and Drug Administration released an updated template for developers requesting emergency use authorization for antigen tests for the COVID-19 virus.
As physician practices reopen and hospitals around the country prepare for a second wave of COVID-19 infections coinciding with cold and flu season, the AHA and AMA have released a new resource to help them keep patients’ protected health information private and secure.
The AHA released a new public service announcement emphasizing the importance of wearing a mask to help Americans get back to doing the things they love.
According to an analysis of COVID-19 hospitalization data from 13 states, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 6% of adults hospitalized with COVID-19 between March 1 and May 31 were health care personnel.
The Department of Health and Human Services released initial data on how states and territories plan to use their share of 100 million rapid point-of-care tests for the COVID-19 virus, which the agency began distributing last month.
The national election eight days from today will affect many aspects of our society. And once again, health care is front and center. Those elected will face a full plate of new and ongoing health care issues, including providing additional financial support for struggling hospitals and health…