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The National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center, through its SOAR to Health and Wellness Training Program, invites organizations to form teams for a free, six-week training opportunity and technical assistance package to strengthen your organization鈥檚 substance use treatment鈥
Responding to a New York Times article about hospital finances and COVID-19 relief, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack said the article "tells a misleading story鈥 about COVID-19 funding for hospitals and health systems and the 鈥渓ifeline鈥 integration was able to offer hospitals struggling to鈥
Priya Bathija, AHA鈥檚 vice president of strategic initiatives, discusses efforts to better serve the nation鈥檚 Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, who have endured particular hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic.
FDA issues reminder on need for clear nasal sampling instructions; dogs detect COVID-19 in body odor
The Food and Drug Administration reminded health care providers to give patients who self-collect anterior nasal samples for SARS-CoV-2 testing in health care settings step-by-step instructions.
The AHA urged the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to prioritize certain actions and programs that support the nation鈥檚 health care workforce needs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and into the future.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended screening adults without symptoms or other risks for colorectal cancer starting at age 45. The panel has long recommended screening adults aged 50-75, but about one-quarter in this age group remain unscreened.
Women are more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety disorders during pregnancy and into the first postpartum year than at any other time in their lives, writes Margaret Howard, division director of women's behavioral health at Providence, R.I.-based Women & Infants Hospital and鈥
Kimberly Avila Edwards, M.D., director of advocacy and external affairs at Austin, Texas-based Dell Children's Medical Center, and Jaeson Fournier, CEO at CommUnityCare Health Centers, discuss their successful mass vaccination campaign targeting the Latino community.
Eligible states and tribal organizations can apply through July 6 for up to $445,000 each from the American Rescue Plan Act to implement telehealth networks to help primary care providers diagnose, treat and refer children with mental health conditions and substance use disorders, the Health鈥
The FBI issued an alert on 鈥淐onti,鈥 a ransomware variant identified in at least 16 attacks targeting U.S. health care and first responder networks in the past year.