As the nation celebrates National Nurses Week in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses' commitment and strength is inspiring communities across the country and their leadership is essential, writes AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack in a special message to the American Organization for Nursing Leadership. This year’s National Nurses Week celebrations also mark the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife as well as the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz, M.D., and CMS Deputy Administrator and Director of Medicaid and CHIP Dan Brillman sat…
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The AHA will host a webinar April 16 at 1 p.m. ET featuring leaders from CHRISTUS Health and The Urology Group to share how nurse-first triage and smarter…
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Flu and COVID-19 vaccination rates among all health care workers for the 2024-25 respiratory virus season was 76.3% and 40.2%, respectively, according to a…
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A study published March 18 by Science Advances estimated that more than 155,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths were uncounted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers…
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Feb. 19 released a report on the low use of COVID-19 antiviral drugs among individuals age 65 and older, a…
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The Food and Drug Administration today released two guidance documents; one related to low-risk wellness products (including certain wearable devices) and the…