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Health care workers who received two or three vaccine doses were less likely to get long COVID-19 compared with unvaccinated health care workers, according to an observational study in Italy.
On July 14 at 3:00 p.m. ET, the Justice Department’s National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center will host a third national town hall on victim-centric response to mass violence.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last week updated its guidance regarding certain regulatory requirements for long-term care (LTC) facilities participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Ambulatory care clinics participating in a safety program funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) cut antibiotic prescribing in half
Disposable hospital gowns intended to protect health care workers from the splatter of bodily fluids may fall short of safety standards and leave them with a greater risk of infection
Washington became the latest state to receive approval from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to extend postpartum coverage for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollees from 60 days to 12 months after pregnancy.
Ensuring that senior leadership was involved in day-to-day quality activities and dedicated to quality improvement was one of six factors found in high-performing health care facilities that successfully reduced maternal mortality
Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Rev. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., introduced the Health Equity and Accountability Act (S.4486).
The House Appropriations Committee last week voted 32-24 to approve legislation that would provide $242.1 billion in funding for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS) and Education in fiscal year 2023
The Wisconsin Center for Nursing, Milwaukee, developed a Nurses Respond Now training course to prepare working nurses to understand the needs of vulnerable populations during public health disasters.