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Community-based organizations and others can apply through July 15 for funding to address maternal health disparities and improve outcomes.
A federal task force created by the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 to recommend updates to best practices for managing chronic and acute pain yesterday issued its final report, which calls for an individualized, patient-centered approach.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday reported 971 cases of measles so far this year, the most since 1992.
The American Society for Health Care Engineering in July will present its 2019 Energy Champion Award for outstanding leadership in energy efficiency to Aurora Sinai Medical Center in Milwaukee.
Overall cancer death rates continue to decline for U.S. men, women and children, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer.
After increasing for almost two decades, the annual number of new diabetes cases in U.S. adults fell by 35 percent between 2008 and 2017, to 1.3 million.
The AHA will kick off Community Health Improvement Week with a free webinar Monday at 4 p.m. ET on Creating a Culture of Population Health.
May 31 is the last day for organizations to submit applications for the 2019 AHA Innovation Challenge.
Eight national organizations representing health care, business and coverage providers, including the AHA, yesterday urged Congress to quickly establish a premium reduction/reinsurance program to lower premiums in the individual health insurance market.
Commenting on the rate-setting provision of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s legislative proposal to address surprise medical bills, the AHA, America’s Essential Hospitals, Association of American Medical Colleges, Catholic Health Association of the United States, Children’s Hospital…