The Department of Health and Human Services announced Sept. 8 through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration that it will award $383.4 million in grants to support behavioral health treatment, prevention and crisis response efforts.
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An FBI alert released Sept. 1 warns of cyber actors impersonating government officials, media and other public individuals on a commercial messaging app to target victims by sending malicious links that leverage a technique known as “OAuth consent phishing.” The technique typically…
The AHA is now accepting applications for the new 2027 Carolyn Boone Lewis Award for Improving Health Outcomes, which recognizes hospitals and health systems’ achievements in applying data-informed strategies to improve health outcomes for all.
Clint Pridgen, vice president of business development and hospital strategy at Laerdal Medical, explores the future of healthcare simulation, including data-driven training, workplace safety, quality improvement and emerging technologies.
In this conversation, John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, and Scott Gee, AHA deputy national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, break down the three biggest cyber threats facing healthcare organizations in 2026: geopolitical cyber activity, third-party and supply chain…
The Food and Drug Administration has identified Class I recalls of the following products: Hudson RCI Neonatal/Infant Heated Wire Breathing Circuits and certain reprocessed electrophysiology and ultrasound catheters by Medline, and all unused Infinion CX Leads by Boston Scientific.
A report on obstetric services in hospitals by the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center found that between 2010 and 2024, 718 hospitals nationwide lost obstetric services due to obstetric unit or hospital closure.
The Department of Health and Human Services Sept. 4 announced that it awarded $11.2 million in grants to 15 recipients across 14 states to develop new physician residency programs in rural and tribal communities.
Boston Scientific announced Sept. 8 that the network disruption to its remote monitoring services following an Aug. 25 cyber incident has been resolved.
The AHA Aug. 31 submitted comments urging the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Health Care Affordability and Mitigation Working Group to take a more comprehensive approach to evaluating healthcare affordability policies in a series of issue briefs being developed as a resource for…