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The Department of Justice March 27 announced it is launching an Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force to advocate for “the elimination of anticompetitive state and federal laws and regulations that undermine free market competition.
The Food and Drug Administration has identified a Class I recall of Medtronic Aortic Root Cannulas due to a risk of unexpected loose material in the male luer used in the cannula.
A study published March 31 by the National Institutes of Health found that adults living in rural areas have worse cardiovascular health than those in urban communities due to social factors such as income, education, having enough food and owning a home. The agency found that those living in rural…
The AHA today released its Health Care Plan Accountability Update, covering the latest developments in Medicare Advantage, legislation and regulation of private health insurers, as well as other resources from the last quarter.
Despite elegant efforts to design for safe use, rigorous standards and regulatory requirements, and lots of training of health care professionals, there’s still room to ensure clinicians are using medical devices correctly — especially in high-stress, high-risk situations.
The Trump Administration March 28 announced that it renewed for one year the public emergency for ongoing malicious cyber-enabled activities against the U.S. The national emergency was first issued in April 2015.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment this week reported an outbreak of 23 measles cases in southwest Kansas, nearly all of which occurred in unvaccinated people.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a webinar April 8 at 2 p.m. ET to review the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development Model hospital global budget methodology.
The AHA and dozens of other organizations yesterday urged House and Senate sponsors of the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act to reauthorize and expand the program which allows foreign-born medical graduates trained in the U.S. to practice medicine in rural and underserved…
The Department of Health and Human Services March 27 announced a series of actions as part of a department-wide restructuring. The department said the moves would not impact critical services.