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The Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Office for Civil Rights should finalize its proposed 鈥渃ommonsense鈥 amendments to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to support reproductive health care privacy, but immediately suspend or amend its December 2022 online tracking guidance, which 鈥渁ggravates the risk鈥
Hear how the results of a community health needs assessment in Hardeman County, Tennessee, spurred local hospitals to tackle food insecurity with innovative new approaches.
In honor of National Nurses Month, the American Organization for Nursing Leadership on May 24 at 7 p.m. ET will host a free virtual screening of 鈥淕ratitude Revealed,鈥 a 2022 documentary exploring how to live a more meaningful life full of gratitude through intimate conversations with everyday鈥
The share of uninsured Americans fell 0.8 percentage point in 2022 to 8.4%, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported this week. That鈥檚 about 2.4 million fewer uninsured people than a year ago.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health this week revoked eight N95 filtering facepiece respirator approvals and four powered air-purifying respirator approvals issued for the COVID-19 public health emergency that ended May 11, meaning health care providers may no longer use them.
During a month-long ransomware attack on four hospitals in 2021, two neighboring hospital emergency departments experienced increased patient volumes, wait times and stroke patients, among other impacts, according to a study reported this month in JAMA Network Open.
The final day of the 2023 Accelerating Health Equity Conference featured Dr. Brian Smedley, equity scholar at the Urban Institute, as the closing plenary speaker.
鈥淎s a practicing geriatric psychiatrist for more than 15 years, I鈥檝e seen firsthand the mental and physical toll that anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions have taken on older adults, especially when left untreated for years,鈥 writes Arpan Waghray, M.D., CEO of Providence鈥檚 Well鈥
States, territories and tribes can apply for a portion of $200 million in new funding to build local capacity for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and related services, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced.
As summer Pride parades and other large gatherings approach, Americans at high risk for mpox (monkeypox) exposure should ensure they are fully vaccinated with the JYNNEOS vaccine as recommended, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised, pointing to three new studies supporting the鈥