At least 24 million people have had seasonal flu this season, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly 49,000 patients were admitted to hospitals with the flu for the week ending Feb. 1. Emergency department …
A study by the Penn State Department of Nutritional Sciences found that low vitamin D levels in the first trimester of pregnancy are associated with higher rates of preterm birth and decreased fetal length. “More than 25% of women who are pregnant or …
The Food and Drug Administration Feb. 5 released an alert notifying patients of a safety concern using diabetes devices such as continuous glucose monitors, insulin pumps and automated insulin dosing systems that rely on a smartphone for delivering alerts. …
The AHA is advising hospitals and health systems to be alert for potential scam calls where actors are impersonating Drug Enforcement Agency agents. An AHA member recently contacted the association to report pharmacists in their region have and continue to …
Patient-centered care strategies and models that emphasize the importance of understanding and responding to patient preferences, needs and values. More care delivery that is driven by 3D modeling; predictive analytics; advanced robotics for surgeries and …
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Feb. 6 released a report on emergency department use during the Los Angeles County wildfires that began Jan. 7. All-cause ED encounters in Los Angeles County initially decreased 9% after the start of …
The U.S. maternal mortality rate decreased to 18.6 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023, down from 22.3 in 2022, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the mortality rate decreased overall, the maternal mortality …
The AHA voiced support for bipartisan House legislation introduced Feb. 4 to reauthorize for five years the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, which provides grants to help health care organizations offer behavioral health services for …
The AHA Jan. 31 commended Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., John Cornyn, R-Texas., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., on draft legislation…
The AHA late Feb. 4 told the administration that its current and proposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China may jeopardize the availability of vital medications and essential health care devices. “We ask that you consider granting exceptions to the …
The AHA Jan. 31 commended Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., John Cornyn, R-Texas., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., on draft legislation that would increase the number of Medicare-funded physician residency positions. The senators' …
The Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare has released its first year-end report, highlighting accomplishments from 2024. Among its efforts, Coalition advocates sent more than 173,000 letters to Congress and shared more than 3,700 personal health …
Linda Burnes Bolton, former president of AHA’s American Organization for Nursing Executives (now known as the American Organization for Nursing Leadership), and chief nursing officer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, died this month at age 76. …
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Food and Drug Administration Jan. 30 released notices warning of vulnerabilities found in the Contec CMS8000, a patient monitoring device used to display patient vital signs. The vulnerabilities also …
When a man sped his pickup truck down a New Orleans street on New Year’s Day killing 14 people and injuring more than 30, area hospitals and health systems cared for the injured and comforted families. As a series of devastating wildfires in California …
The AHA yesterday released an advisory alerting members that the association and the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center have identified attempted and ongoing ransomware attacks potentially due to SimpleHelp remote access software …
The White House Office of Management and Budget Jan. 29 rescinded a memo it issued two days earlier directing federal agencies to temporarily pause federal grants, loans and other financial assistance programs implicated by President Trump’s recent …
An analysis by KFF released Jan. 28 found that Medicare Advantage insurers made nearly 50 million prior authorization determinations in 2023. The finding reflects continued year-over-year increases from 2022 (42 million) and 2021 (37 million) as more …
The AHA Jan. 28 voiced support for bipartisan legislation to reauthorize for five years the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, which provides grants to help health care organizations offer behavioral health services for front-line health …
Dementia cases in the U.S. are expected to double by 2060, reaching 1 million new cases per year, according to a study released Jan. 13 by NYU Langone Health. The study found that the risk of developing dementia any time after age 55 is 42%, more than …
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