Between 2010 and 2014, obesity rates improved for low-income children enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, falling from 15.9% to 14.5% among 2 to
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The Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development recently released a new skill-building platform for health care strategists.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released application program interfaces to help clinicians implement the Quality P
Alcohol and drug misuse and related disorders are major public health challenges that are taking an enormous toll on individuals, families and society, according to a
As the nation celebrates National Rural Health Day, the
Indiana hospitals today joined with others in the health care and business community to launch the Alliance for a Healthier Indiana, which will work to address key public health challenges, beginni
North Carolina Hospital Association President Bill Pully plans to retire Dec. 31, the association announced yesterday.
The youngsters enrolled in the preschool program at Cincinnati (Ohio) Children’s Medical Center are not your ordinary kids. Everyone is a victim of serious abuse or neglect.
Fried chicken is out at Antioch Baptist Church’s Sunday and Wednesday night dinners – replaced by lots of vegetables, baked chicken and fruit.
The 114th Congress returned Nov. 14 for its final weeks of the session. At the top of the agenda – keeping the federal government open past Dec. 9 when current funding runs out.
More than one million people selected a health plan through HealthCare.gov Nov.
A federal judge in Texas today issued a permanent national injunction blocking the Department of Labor’s persuader rule.
The Department of Homeland Security’s National Terrorism Advisory System today issued an updated bulletin&nbs
The AHA’s American Society for Healthcare Engineering encourages health care facility and energy managers to complete its energy and water survey by Nov. 18.
The House of Representatives today approved AHA-supported legislation (H.R.
As Congress considers year-end legislation, the AHA today reiterated its support for the Electronic Health Record Regulatory Relief Act (
Forty drugs accounted for 69% of Medicare spending for drugs administered in physician and hospital outpatient settings last year, according to an updated
The Department of Health and Human Services today released a notice with the Medicai