I welcomed John Riggi, AHA’s National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk, to our Leadership Dialogue to have a conversation about planning for and navigating cyber and physical threats.
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The Food and Drug Administration has identified a Class I recall of Q’Apel Medical 072 Aspiration System after the company submitted three device event reports that included a tip detachment, a vessel rupture and a vasospasm.
A study published April 8 by the Public Library of Science’s Journal of Global Public Health found that driving while infected with COVID-19 raises the risk of an accident by 25%.
The deadline for health delivery organizations to apply for the AHA’s 2026 Foster G. McGaw Prize is 1 p.m. ET May 6. The award honors organizations that demonstrate alignment between community health needs and co-designed programs.
A JAMA Internal Medicine study published April 7 examined the effects of changing the default prescription lengths for statins, which are cholesterol-lowering medications, from 2022 to 2024. The study noted that higher rates of possession of such medications are often associated with a lower risk of death.
There have been 8,064 reported cases of whooping cough in the U.S. so far this year, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
U.S. births grew 1% in 2024 to 3.6 million, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The AHA voiced support for the Securing Access t
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists April 17 released
A study published April 17 by BMC Infectious Diseases found increased incidents of <
How a “Quality 101” approach helped bridge knowledge gaps between clinicians and board members and why making this transformation interactive leads to stronger strategic alignment and better patient outcomes.
The Food and Drug Administration has issued alerts for issues with certain catheters made by BD and Conavi.
Overall cancer death rates declined steadily among both men and women from 2018 through 2022, according to the National Institutes of Health's latest annual report.
The AHA April 18 filed friend-of-the-court briefs in three cases in support of Louisiana's 340B contract pharmacy law that prohibits drug companies from denying hospitals the same 340B discounts for drugs dispensed at community pharmacies that would be provided via in-house pharmacies.
A study published April 17 by JAMA Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery found that up to 32% of dementia cases from 2011-2019 could be attributed to hearing loss confirmed through testing.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention April 18 announced there have been 800 reported cases of measles across the country this year.
May 4-6, more than 1,000 hospital and health system leaders from across the country will arrive in Washington, D.C., for the 2025 AHA Annual Membership Meeting.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency April 16 released guidance to reduce risks associated with a reported breach of Oracle cloud services.
A study published April 14 by JAMA Network Open found that rates of pancreatic and colon cancer rose among young adults from 2000-2021. Researchers examined 275,273 cases of pancreatic cancer and 215,200 cases of colon cancer during that period.
A Q&A in the latest edition of AHA Trustee Insights highlights how boards value the perspective of nurses. Experts interviewed include Kimberly Cleveland, board chair emeritus of the Nurses on Boards Coalition, Ann Collins, M.D., board chair of UNC Health Rex in Raleigh, N.C., and Melissa Fitzpatrick, R.N., board member of UNC Health Rex.