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Flu season soon will be upon us. And this year, it will take place in the middle of our ongoing battle against COVID-19.

The AHA and Aligning for Health Sept. 24 at 3 p.m. ET will host a webinar detailing how hospitals and health systems have been working to better identify and address health, social and community needs.

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study revealed that adults with positive SARS-CoV-2 test results were approximately twice as likely to have reported dining at restaurants within 14 days of developing symptoms compared with those whose test results were negative.

A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study is revealing the extent to which adults are bypassing medical care because of their COVID-19-related concerns.

The National Institutes of Health announced the launch of two of three planned, worldwide phase 3 clinical trials of varying types of blood thinners to treat adults with COVID-19.

This morning, like most mornings, I looked at a picture outside of my office that was taken on Sept. 11, 2001. The picture shows doctors, nurses, administrators and other caregivers standing outside the emergency department of my local community hospital in Arlington, Va., waiting to treat victims of the attack at the Pentagon. 

The AHA released its 2021 Health Care Talent Scan examining the latest factors and trends affecting the health care workforce.

In a friend-of-the-court brief filed Sept.3, the AHA expressed support for the decision by the U. S. District Court for the District of New Mexico that Presbyterian Health Care Services’ efforts to integrate vertically did not violate the antitrust laws.

The Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response will hold a webinar Sept. 24 at 2:30 p.m. ET highlighting personal protective equipment preservation strategies, trends, challenges and lessons learned during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

The Department of Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service recently issued guidance for implementing the White House’s Aug. 8 executive order on payroll taxes, which applies to wages paid Sept. 1 through Dec. 31, 2020.