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Moderna announced the completion of its biologic license application to the Food and Drug Administration for its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. The application comes with a request for priority review.
The AHA released new public service announcements and related digital content encouraging vaccination against COVID-19 by still-unvaccinated health care workers and members of the public.
The House approved by a vote of 220-212 a $3.5 trillion budget resolution, which included reconciliation instructions to provide the majority party with the means to pass a comprehensive reconciliation package with just 51 votes in the Senate, rather than the usual 60-vote hurdle.
The Health Resources and Services Administration will host short briefings at 11 a.m. ET and 3 p.m. ET Aug. 26 to help hospitals and other health care providers who received Provider Relief Fund payments between April 10 and June 30, 2020, report by Sept. 30 on how they used the funds for health…
Robyn Begley, AHA’s chief nursing officer, senior vice president for workforce and CEO of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership, will be a featured speaker during the International Hospital Federation’s World Hospital Congress.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has formed a working group to address deceptive marketing of health plans and other products that “lead consumers to believe they are purchasing comprehensive health coverage when they are really purchasing coverage that does not cover all pre-…
The National Institutes of Health’s Office of Research on Women’s Health is accepting comments through Sept. 15 to assist with identifying research gaps and pitfalls in clinical practice related to women’s health issues.
The estimated number of U.S. residents under age 20 with type 1 diabetes increased 45% from 2001 to 2017 to 215 per 100,000, while the number with type 2 diabetes increased 95% to 67 per 100,000, according to a federally funded study published in JAMA.
The FBI alerted U.S. organizations to ransomware attacks by a group using phishing emails to access victim networks and download Cobalt Strike threat emulation software.
As requested by the AHA, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury will defer enforcement of the good faith estimate for insured patients and advanced explanation of benefit requirements in the No Surprises Act, according to new FAQs released Friday