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U.S. births rose 1% in 2021 to about 3.7 million, the first increase since 2014.
The latest report contains many of the same flaws as last year’s report, says Aaron Wesolowski, AHA vice president of policy research, analytics and strategy.
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., today issued an advisory recommending a whole-of-society approach to addressing health worker burnout.
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine booster for children under age 5 was 80.3% effective and well tolerated in a clinical trial.
A Senate committee last week held a hearing on how to strengthen cybersecurity in the health care and education sectors.
AHA Friday joined the Chamber of Commerce and Association of American Medical Colleges in a friend-of-the-court brief asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts to dismiss the case.
The FDA Tuesday authorized a single booster dose for children in this age group. 
A National Academy of Medicine Action collaborative today released for public input a draft National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being.
CDC reports 71 more potential hepatitis cases of unknown cause, Massachusetts monkeypox case.
AHA on June 3 will hold its sixth-annual #HAVhope Friday, an initiative to mitigate violence in the workplace and community.