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Moderna announced its request that the Food and Drug Administration authorize the emergency use of its COVID-19 booster shot for all U.S. adults age 18 and older.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a case of human monkeypox in a U.S. resident who recently traveled from Nigeria to the United States.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed by voice vote a modified version of the AHA-supported Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 1667). The changes align the House bill with the version passed by the Senate in August (S. 610).
The health care workforce challenges are a 鈥渘ational emergency鈥 that demand 鈥渋mmediate attention from policymakers at every level of government,鈥 AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack said on a radio spot that began running on stations throughout the country.
Cybersecurity firm [redacted] today announced that it is the newest vendor to earn accreditation by AHA as part of the association鈥檚 Preferred Cybersecurity Provider program. [redacted] earned the accreditation for its incident response services. The Preferred Cybersecurity Provider program鈥
The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Australian Cyber Security Centre, and United Kingdom鈥檚 National Cyber Security Centre released an advisory highlighting ongoing malicious cyber activity by Iranian government-sponsored actors targeting U.S. critical infrastructure sectors,鈥
A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the House that would allow hospitals and health systems to access quickly the remaining funds from the Provider Relief Fund and give them more flexibility in how and when the funds can be used.
In part 1 of this two-part series, Ruby Kirby, CEO of West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital and West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital, shares her insights on how rural hospitals are working to eliminate health inequities and disparities in their communities, including tactics for healthier鈥
Obstetrician-gynecologist Makunda Abdul-Mbacke, M.D., shares the challenges she faces in her rural Virginia community and her hopes for the future of rural health.
Community investments help foster the social and physical environments that support communities鈥 long-term health.