American Hospital Association Press Releases - EIN Presswire

Published on September 26, 2025 - 04:38 GMT

Commerce Department seeks comment on investigation of imported PPE, medical equipment for possible tariffs

The Department of Commerce Sept. 24 released a notice seeking public comment on an investigation it launched Sept. 2 on imports of personal protective equipment, medical consumables and medical equipment under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 …

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Published on September 25, 2025 - 02:09 GMT

CDC reports decrease in sexually transmitted diseases in 2024

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sept. 24 released its annual report on national sexually transmitted disease data, reporting a 9% decline in STD cases in 2024 compared to 2023. Chlamydia cases declined a second consecutive year with an 8% …

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Published on September 24, 2025 - 09:05 GMT

District court denies preliminary injunctions by drug companies in challenges to Maine’s 340B contract pharmacy law

The U.S. District Court for the District of Maine today issued an order denying preliminary injunctions requested by AbbVie and Novartis in legal challenges against the state’s law protecting 340B pricing for contract pharmacy arrangements. In particular, …

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Published on September 24, 2025 - 09:05 GMT

DHS proposes weighted selection process for new H-1B registrations and petitions

The Department of Homeland Security today released a proposed rule to amend the process for selecting among prospective applicants — known as registrants — for H-1B visas that are subject to statutory numerical caps. The rule would change the agency’s …

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Published on September 23, 2025 - 21:22 GMT

Olympus recalls endoscope needles

The Food and Drug Administration yesterday announced that Olympus issued a global recall of its ViziShot 2 FLEX needles manufactured prior to May 12 following reports of device components detaching during procedures. The company was alerted to incidents …

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Published on September 23, 2025 - 21:21 GMT

HHS awards $1.5 billion in opioid response grants to states, tribal communities

HHS awards $1.5 billion in opioid response grants to states, tribal communities The Department of Health and Human Services announced yesterday that it will award more than $1.5 billion in opioid response grants to states and tribal communities through …

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Published on September 23, 2025 - 06:50 GMT

AHA podcast: Elevating Hospitals Through Community Support

In this first episode of a four-part series with the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy, Alice Ayres, president and CEO of the AHP, discusses how philanthropy is no longer just an add-on but a strategic driver for hospitals and health systems. Ayres …

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Published on September 23, 2025 - 06:50 GMT

ACIP recommends patients consult their provider for COVID-19 vaccine

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Sept. 19 recommended that patients should consult their health care provider if they want to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The recommendation applies to individuals 6 months and older, and “includes an …

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Published on September 23, 2025 - 06:50 GMT

White House announces changes to H-1B visa program

President Trump Sept. 19 signed a proclamation increasing the fee to $100,000 for new H-1B petitions filed by employers, as well as implementing other restrictions on entry of certain nonimmigrant workers. The restrictions began on Sept. 21 and expire, …

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Published on September 22, 2025 - 18:56 GMT

Suicide in Rural Communities: Breaking Barriers to Behavioral Health Care

This year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that over 49,000 people died by suicide in 2023, the latest year for which data was available. That’s one death by suicide every 11 minutes. While suicide does not discriminate — it is one …

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Published on September 20, 2025 - 04:37 GMT

CDC issues advisory on new Ebola outbreak in DRC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sept. 18 issued a health advisory on a new outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There are currently no suspected, probable or confirmed Ebola cases reported in the U.S. or outside of the …

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Published on September 20, 2025 - 04:37 GMT

CMS issues final rule on CY 2026 policy and technical changes to Medicare programs

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Sept. 18 released a final rule on policy and technical changes to Medicare Advantage, the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the …

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Published on September 20, 2025 - 04:37 GMT

Senate rejects House-passed CR to fund government through Nov. 21

The Senate Sept. 19 failed to adopt a continuing resolution by a 44-48 vote that would have funded the government through Nov. 21. The CR was passed by the House earlier in the day. Prior to the Senate vote on the House proposal, an alternative short-term …

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Published on September 20, 2025 - 04:37 GMT

Hospitals Serve and Support People and Communities in Many Different Ways

All of America’s hospitals and health systems, regardless of ownership status, size or location, provide a vast range of benefits, programs and essential services to their patients and communities that no other entity can. In addition to 24/7 specialized …

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Published on September 18, 2025 - 22:38 GMT

Joint Commission unveils first AI guidance in partnership with Coalition for Health AI

The Joint Commission and the Coalition for Health AI released guidance Sept. 17 on the responsible use of artificial intelligence in health care, the first installment from their partnership that launched in June. The guidance includes recommendations on …

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Published on September 18, 2025 - 22:38 GMT

Phishing operation attacking at least 20 health care organizations disrupted by Microsoft

Microsoft Sept. 16 announced it had disrupted a growing phishing service that had targeted at least 20 U.S. health care organizations. The company said it used a court order granted by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to seize …

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Published on September 18, 2025 - 22:37 GMT

Senate passes SUPPORT Act reauthorization bill, moves to president for signing into law

The Senate Sept. 18 passed the AHA-supported SUPPORT Act (H.R. 2483) by a voice vote, advancing the bill to President Trump to sign into law. The bill reauthorizes key prevention, treatment and recovery programs for patients with substance use disorder, …

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Published on September 18, 2025 - 22:37 GMT

FDA vacates final rule regulating lab-developed tests as medical devices

The Food and Drug Administration released a final rule Sept. 18 that rescinds one from 2024 that applied medical device rules to laboratory-developed tests. The final rule is in response to a March 31 federal district court decision that also vacated the …

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Published on September 18, 2025 - 04:37 GMT

AHA podcast: Destigmatizing Mental Health for Health Care Workers

Corey Feist, CEO and co-founder of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation, and Tiffany Lyttle, R.N., director of cultural integration at Centra Health, discuss how hospitals, health systems and states are working to improve mental health access for health …

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Published on September 18, 2025 - 04:37 GMT

AHA video: From Tennis Star to Surgeon — Carrie Cunningham’s Journey Through Depression and Recovery

In a video released Sept. 17 for National Physician Suicide Awareness Day, Carrie Cunningham, M.D., an associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School, section head of the Endocrine Surgery Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, and a former …

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