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HHS purchased $26 million worth of intravenous TPOXX (tecovirimat) to treat monkeypox, which the manufacturer expects to deliver next year.
The CDC released updated guidance to help people protect themselves and others if they are exposed to, sick or test positive for COVID-19.
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday issued an emergency use authorization allowing health care providers to administer the JYNNEOS vaccine intradermally to adults and subcutaneously to children at high risk for monkeypox infection, without an individual prescription for each vaccine…
As the health care workforce faces unprecedented challenges and opportunities to redefine care delivery and encourage the next generation of leaders, Tom Yackel, M.D., president of the faculty practice plan at VCU Health in Virginia and past chair of AHA’s Committee on Clinical Leadership, shares…
The Department of Health and Human Services today released the Environmental Justice Index, a tool to help policymakers and communities identify health risks from pollution and other environmental hazards.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra today took action that will allow the Food and Drug Administration Commissioner to grant emergency use authorizations for monkeypox vaccines.
Health care leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs and others recently met in San Diego to explore opportunities to leverage their data and insights, and address workforce resiliency, venture capital investing, skill sets needed for next-generation leaders and more.
Hospital leaders from the AHA’s vaccine confidence initiative share tips for building COVID-19 vaccine confidence.
Fewer than one in three people with health insurance receive direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C within a year of diagnosis, ranging from 23% of Medicaid enrollees to 35% of people with private insurance, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and…
Learn how hospital and health system leaders such as Cyndy Banik Dunlap, vice president of nursing/chief nursing officer for Ascension, are supporting caregivers with digital health technologies like smart beds and virtual nursing units to simplify workflows and relieve burden.