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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Healthcare Association of New York State Sept. 16 announced Bea Grause, R.N., its president and CEO, will retire in summer 2026. Grause was active for many years with the AHA and is a former board and executive committee member. Grause became HANYS …
A bipartisan House letter by Reps. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, Yvette D. Clarke, D-N.Y., Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Fla., and Diana DeGette, D-Colo., urged House leadership to prevent reductions to the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital program that are …
The AHA submitted a statement Sept. 17 for a House Ways and Means Committee markup session on a series of health care and other bills. Specifically, the AHA expressed support for the Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (H.R. 4313), legislation …
Medical residency is one of the most demanding stages in a physician’s career. Long hours, intense learning and new responsibilities often push trainees to deprioritize their own health. At Boston Medical Center (BMC), leaders and staff are working …
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