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The Food and Drug Administration Friday released an updated checklist to help clinicians screen patients for potential drug interactions before prescribing the Pfizer antiviral pill Paxlovid.
The AHA today joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and American Medical Association in urging the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a district court decision that refused to allow a case involving the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2005 to proceed in federal court and sent it back to state court for further proceedings.    
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf said U.S. supplies now exceed pre-pandemic levels.
A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee yesterday recommended the agency authorize emergency use of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for adults.
The FTC will launch an inquiry into the prescription drug middleman industry.
Seae Ventures has launched a $107 million fund to invest in women and Black, Indigenous and other historically marginalized entrepreneurs.
AHA yesterday urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to extend enforcement discretion for the No Surprises Act regulatory requirement.
Reps. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., and Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., today introduced the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act.
Philips Respironics is recalling all V60 and V60 Plus ventilators due to an internal power fluctuation error.
The AHA supports the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposal to delay the January 2023 start of the Radiation Oncology Model.
Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., today introduced AHA-supported legislation that would direct the Government Accountability Office to study the travel nursing industry’s business and payment practices.
AHA Friday urged lawmakers to consider certain changes to the Verifying Accurate Leading-Edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act.
An analysis by Ernst & Young, released today by the AHA, shows that tax-exempt hospitals and health systems provided almost nine times the value of their federal tax exemption in 2019.
by Wright L. Lassiter III, Chair, American Hospital Association
If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it is that we are all connected.
Hospitals and health systems added 16,300 jobs in May, while U.S. jobs overall increased by 390,000, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Thoughtful and proactive safety planning should be a critical component of every organization's operating procedures.
The Federal Trade Commission sued to block two separate hospital mergers, it announced today.
HHS today announced that states have an additional year to use American Rescue Plan funds for Medicaid beneficiaries.
Hospitals and health systems today participated in AHA’s sixth annual Hospitals Against Violence #HAVhope Friday.