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The federal government will increase its weekly shipments of COVID-19 vaccines to states, the White House announced.
The Biden administration announced a $1.6 billion investment to expand COVID-19 testing, increase manufacturing of testing supplies and spur virus genome sequencing.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released recommendations for treating Extensively Drug-Resistant Salmonella Typhi, a systemic illness transmitted through contaminated food and water and person-to-person contact.
The AHA asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to withdraw its inpatient rehabilitation facility review choice demonstration.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidance on COVID-19 vaccination planning, training and administration for health care providers who vaccinate homebound persons.
AHA’s Wear A Mask and United Against the Flu campaigns released new resources
AHA and Musicians on Call launched a Valentine’s Day campaign for caregivers that features virtual performances by Adam Hambrick, Jamie O’Neal, Elle Winter and other artists.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Chief Operating Officer Andy Shin sees a new focus at the intersection of technology and the caregiver-patient relationship: compassion tech. In this week’s blog, Shin describes compassion tech and its promising potential for health care.
Instead of attacking hospitals and health systems caring for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, PhRMA should instead focus on lowering the costs of drugs for Americans, writes AHA Executive Vice President Tom Nickels.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched a broadcast, radio and digital campaign to advertise to uninsured and other Americans the new special enrollment period available Feb. 15 through May 15 at the federally facilitated marketplace.