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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration this month awarded $35 million in grants to expand access to behavioral health and HIV treatment and prevention services for racial and ethnic medically underserved people.
The Food and Drug Administration authorized for emergency use an updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for individuals aged 12 and older, providing a non-mRNA alternative to the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.
Charlie Forbush, chief administrative officer at Western Wisconsin Health, describes the hospital's behavioral health expansion within the schools and community and how it has made a difference in patients鈥 access to whole-person care.
John Riggi, AHA鈥檚 national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, reviews key takeaways and insights from a recent AHA webinar on the importance of cyber preparedness.
The companies that make the first 10 Medicare Part D drugs selected to participate in the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program have agreed to participate in the program鈥檚 price negotiations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency resumed processing disaster relief funding for over 2,400 projects, including vital funding for hospitals, thanks to $16 billion provided to the agency in the continuing resolution funding the government through Nov. 17.
The Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) recently awarded $50 million in funding for six research projects to advance technologies that could help secure health care data.
鈥淎 recent article in the Wall Street Journal wants you to believe that many of our nation鈥檚 emergency departments are incapable of caring for children,鈥 writes Chris DeRienzo, M.D., AHA senior vice president and chief physician executive.
The Senate Saturday passed a continuing resolution funding the government through Nov. 17 and avoiding a government shutdown.
The Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance yesterday presented its Transformational Leader Award to Nancy Foster, AHA鈥檚 vice president for quality and patient safety policy.