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In a study of men under age 50 who were eligible to receive the JYNNEOS vaccine to prevent monkeypox (mpox) during the U.S. outbreak this year, unvaccinated men were 10 times more likely to get the virus than men who received the two-dose vaccine, and seven times more likely to get it than men who鈥
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality seeks input on how the Department of Health and Human Services can most effectively advance patient and health care workforce safety through a National Healthcare System Action Alliance to Advance Patient Safety, which the agency plans to launch next鈥
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission today discussed draft payment update recommendations for 2024, which the commission will vote on in January.
The Food and Drug Administration today authorized the Moderna and Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use in children as young as 6 months old. Specifically, the agency authorized the Moderna vaccine as a single booster dose for children aged 6 months through 5 at least two months after鈥
Formed in 2021, the AdventHealth Orchestra 鈥渉as been a wonderful experience as well as an effective way to address staff burnout and promote resilience and mental health in the workplace,鈥 writes Vincent Hsu, M.D., an infectious diseases and preventive medicine physician at AdventHealth Orlando,鈥
A new report from AHA鈥檚 Strengthening the Health Care Workforce series offers frameworks and insights to help health care leaders identify and implement digital workforce solutions.
The AHA today released its 2023 Environmental Scan, which provides key data and insights on the current health care landscape and can help organizations explore the pandemic鈥檚 ramifications on the health care field for the upcoming year and beyond.
Members of Congress this week urged House and Senate leaders to include in the upcoming omnibus appropriations package AHA-supported legislation to extend for three years the Conrad State 30 program, which allows states to request J-1 visa waivers for foreign-born physicians who have completed a U.鈥
The AHA鈥檚 鈥淎dvancing Health鈥 podcast this week reached 100,000 plays in 2022, establishing itself as among the most popular podcasts produced today addressing the issues facing hospitals, health systems and the wider health field in general.
Johnson & Johnson this month launched a new television and digital campaign celebrating nurses and their contributions to health care.