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The suicide rate jumped 56% for Americans aged 10 to 24 between 2007 and 2017, and the homicide rate jumped 18% between 2014 and 2017 for the same population.
The Food and Drug Administration approved a record high 1,171 generic drugs in fiscal year 2019, the agency said today.
President Trump yesterday nominated Sarah Arbes to be assistant secretary for legislation at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Judge Reed O’Connor of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued the ruling in Franciscan Alliance, Inc. v. Azar.  
Near universal health care coverage could be achieved without a complete overhaul of the health system, according to a report released today by the Urban Institute and the Commonwealth Fund.
The opioid crisis cost the U.S. economy $631 billion from 2015-2018, according to a report released by the Society of Actuaries.
The average launch prices for new brand-name drugs and new generic drugs have skyrocketed since 2006, according to an analysis from 46brooklyn.
Congress should pass legislation that protects patients from surprise medical bills and rejects rate setting, hospital leaders said today at an AHA briefing on Capitol Hill. 
The AHA and six other organizations today submitted comments to the Drug Enforcement Administration on its proposed rule regarding controlled substances quotas.
The AHA hosted a number of hospital and health system leaders today for the inaugural meeting of The Changing Workforce Task Force.