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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first possible U.S. case of community-spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), in a patient in northern California with no known potential exposure through travel or another infected patient.
Health care providers should periodically assess older adults for social isolation and loneliness, and initiate potential preventive interventions for individuals at elevated risk due to life events, such as loss of a significant relationship or geographic move, according to a new report from the…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services presented a 2020 CMS Health Equity Award to Atrium Health, formerly known as Carolinas HealthCare System, for its efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer screening rates.
The Alliance for Addiction Payment Reform, whose members include the AHA, showcased its value-based payment model for addiction and recovery support services at a briefing for congressional lawmakers and staff.
The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded $117 million in grants to expand HIV prevention and treatment services in high-risk areas as part of the administration’s plan to end the HIV epidemic.
Four drugs used in hospitals for years increased their prices between 525% and 1,644% after receiving formal approval through the Food and Drug Administration’s Unapproved Drug Initiative, according to an analysis released by Vizient.
The Department of Health and Human Services is aware of 20 pharmaceutical products made or with a critical active ingredient solely sourced in China, but to date is not aware of any expected shortages, HHS Secretary Alex Azar told House appropriators.
he novel coronavirus (COVID-19) will spread in the U.S., and hospitals, communities and individuals should ramp up their preparedness efforts, Nancy Messonnier, M.D., director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases said.
Federal Trade Commissioner Christine Wilson clarified remarks published in certain publications last month that quoted her saying the agency will challenge every hospital merger in the pipeline.
The Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic albuterol sulfate inhaler to treat and prevent bronchospasms in patients with asthma or reversible obstructive airway disease.