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Leaders from the AHA and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, hospital leaders, clinicians and experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Jan. 26 will hold a webinar on how health care professionals can work with their patients and communities to build trust in the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant people.

A new AHA video is tackling prominent myths about COVID-19 and its vaccines, providing the public with the facts they need to make sound health decisions for themselves and their families.

In addition to the seven new 2022 ICD-10 procedure codes announced in November, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on April 1 will implement two new ICD-10 procedure codes for reporting COVID-19 therapeutics

The AHA released a new issue of the COVID-19 Snapshot underscoring the persisting challenges facing hospitals and health systems during the ongoing public health emergency.

President Biden announced he will deploy over 120 military medical personnel to hospitals in six states hit hard by the new COVID-19 variant: Michigan, New Mexico, New York, New Jersey, Ohio and Rhode Island.

Reps. Tom Cole, R-Okla., Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., and Dina Titus, D-Nev., and Sens. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., today introduced the Medical Student Education Authorization Act, AHA-supported legislation that would provide grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians.

AHA is among the investors and partners taking part in a first-of-its-kind movement to promote equity in access to capital for investments in Black-founded and -led companies at the forefront of health care innovation. 

The American Organization for Nursing Leadership announced its 2022 Class of Fellows.

A new Commonwealth Fund report released is shedding light on how insurance costs of working Americans in every state are consuming a greater share of incomes than they did a decade ago.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday proposed that Medicare cover monoclonal antibodies that target amyloid to treat Alzheimer’s disease for beneficiaries enrolled in qualifying clinical trials.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, FBI and National Security Agency released recommendations to help health care and other critical infrastructure organizations prevent, detect and respond to common Russian state-sponsored cyber threats. 

The Food and Drug Administration has revised its provider and recipient fact sheets for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine due to reports of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), a disorder that can cause easy or excessive bruising and bleeding due to very low platelet levels.

Over 13.8 million people have selected a 2022 health plan through the federally facilitated or state-based marketplaces since open enrollment started Nov. 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced yesterday.

AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence Initiative, in recognition of

Health Services Research, AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust’s academic journal, is publishing a special series of articles on reproductive wellness for women with chronic condi

The Health Resources and Services Administration today released updated women’s preventive services

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To ensure continuation of critical 1135 waivers and Medicaid coverage flexibilities, the AHA today urged Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to renew for at least another 90 days the

A report by the United Kingdom’s National Health Service is warning of threats leveraging Log4Shell vulnerability in VMware Horizon servers by an unknown cyber actor.

The National Institutes of Health last week released a pair of studies offering fresh insights into COVID-19’s long-term effect on pediatric groups.