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AHA’s Circle of Life Award celebrates innovation in palliative and end-of-life care and seeks to provide best practices and models for the field. Programs and organizations that are making progress as shown in metrics and current data are encouraged to apply by noon CT, July 15.

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Senior leaders from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, along with White House representatives, visited pharmaceutical company Phlow Corp.’s new production system that manufactures key starting materials, active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished dose forms for 15 medicines used in the U.S. health system.

Physical threats and cyberthreats are intertwined challenges that pose risks to your entire enterprise. Learn ways to respond from AHA Deputy National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk Scott Gee.

In a statement submitted to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee for a hearing July 9 on health care cybersecurity and patient privacy, the AHA said the highest cyber risk for patient data is often through third-party service and software providers. The AHA encouraged Congress to use federal agencies and resources to protect hospitals and health systems, especially in rural areas.

AHA’s Trustee Services July 8 released a new resource, “Building a Resilient Health Care Workforce,” which discusses how board leadership can shape strategies to transform workforce design.  

Cyberattacks on hospitals are urgent threats to patient safety, care delivery and public trust. In this conversation, Ajay Gupta, board chair of Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic and CEO of HSR.health, speaks about the vital role hospital boards play in preparing for and responding to cyber incidents.

The AHA July 8 wrote in opposition to the “Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act” (H.R. 4002), which would repeal current law banning the creation and limiting the expansion of physician-owned hospitals.

President Trump July 7 issued an executive order, “Extending the Modification of the Reciprocal Tariff Rates,” which extends the original July 9 reciprocal tariff freeze to Aug. 1 at which time the reciprocal tariff rate or newly announced rates will begin.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention July 7 announced (https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html) it is streamlining H5N1 bird flu updates with its routine influenza data (https://www.cdc.gov/fluview/index.html) given the low public health risk and lack of person-to-person spread.

A study published July 7 by JAMA found children’s health has significantly worsened from 2007 to 2023.

The AHA encourages hospitals and health systems that are committed to leadership and innovation in improving quality and advancing health to apply for its 2026 Quest for Quality Prize by Sept. 9.

The National Institutes of Health July 3 announced that all NIH-funded research published in scientific journals must be made publicly accessible immediately upon release, accelerating a policy originally set to begin in December.

The United States July 7 reached its highest annual measles case tally in 33 years, hitting at least 1,277 confirmed cases across 38 states and the District of Columbia, according to the Center for Outbreak Response Intervention at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

The AHA July 2 expressed support for the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 3890), bipartisan legislation that would add 14,000 Medicare-funded residency positions over seven years to help alleviate ongoing physician shortages.

The House July 3 voted 218-214 to pass the final version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), which enacts many of President Trump’s legislative priorities on taxes, border security, energy and deficit reduction.

The AHA July 3 released the Health Care Plan Accountability Update for the second quarter of 2025.

The Food and Drug Administration yesterday released a safety notice announcing a software patch is available to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities in certain Contec and Epsimed patient safety monitors.

The House has begun consideration of the Senate-passed version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1).

The Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services today announced the cr