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An experimental mRNA vaccine for the COVID-19 virus generated a strong immune response in older adults in a phase 1 clinical trial, who generally tolerated it well, the National Institutes of Health reports.
The National Institutes of Health has awarded nearly $234 million to improve COVID-19 testing for underserved and vulnerable populations, such as African Americans, American Indians/Alaskan Natives, Latinos/Latinas, Native Hawaiians, older adults, pregnant women and those who are homeless or…
The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau has extended to Dec. 31 the deadline for recipients of COVID-19 Telehealth Program funding to purchase and implement eligible telehealth devices and services to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Trump administration began distributing 150 million rapid point-of-care tests for the COVID-19 virus that it purchased in August, which will go to states and territories (100 million), nursing homes (18 million), assisted living facilities (15 million), home health and hospice care agencies (10…
House Democrats unveiled a new version of the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act – a $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief package.
Clinicians who participated in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System in 2019 have until Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. ET to review their final score and payment adjustment factor(s) for 2021 and request a targeted review if they suspect an error.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response released an update on the Ryuk ransomware threat to the health care and public health sector, and urged the sector to take certain actions to reduce the risk of an attack.
The AHA and Aligning for Health Sept. 24 hosted a webinar detailing how hospitals and health systems are working to better identify and address health, social and community needs.
Weekly COVID-19 cases among college-aged youth increased 55% nationally between Aug. 2 and Sept. 5, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
AHA and other organizations representing the nation’s clinicians, hospitals, health systems and experts in health informatics and health information management urged the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to allow for at…