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HCA Healthcare contributes $225,000 to Hurricane Ida relief 

HCA Healthcare and its Tulane Health System in New Orleans have donated $225,000 to community organizations to aid in Hurricane Ida recovery and relief efforts.

Blog: Advocating for the Asian American community during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Priya Bathija, AHA’s vice president of strategic initiatives, discusses efforts to better serve the nation’s Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, who have endured particular hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Advocating for the Asian American Community during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

While tributes and celebrations are important, for those of us in health care, this month is an opportunity to pause and reflect on this diverse community’s health needs – during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

Advocating for the Asian American Community during COVID-19 May 26

Recorded Wednesday, May 26, 12pm ET

Webinar: Advocating for the Asian American Community during COVID-19

As part of Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, join AHA’s Joining Hands for Greater Impact series, May 26 at 12 p.m. ET, to explore how to address the unique challenges faced by Asian American and Pacific Islander communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methamphetamine-related overdose deaths nearly triple over 4 years

U.S. overdose deaths involving psychostimulants other than cocaine, largely methamphetamine, increased 180% among adults under age 65 between 2015 and 2019, to 15,489, according to a study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse published this week in JAMA Psychiatry. The number of people reporting methamphetamine use increased 43% over the period, suggesting that increases in methamphetamine use disorder, frequent use and use of other drugs at the same time may be contributing to the rise in deaths, the authors said.

FDA: Recalled catheters pose serious safety risk; compounded drug recalled

Cordis Corporation recently re

Study: Pfizer, Moderna vaccines ‘highly effective’ in health care workers 

In a study of more than 4,900 health care workers across 33 sites in 25 U.S. states, the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines were 89% and 96% effective, respectively, at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 infections in fully vaccinated workers, according to final results reported yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

AHA releases new issue of COVID-19 Snapshot

The AHA today released the latest edition of the COVID-19 Snapshot, underscoring the persisting challenges facing hospitals and health systems during

FDA: Certain COVID-19 tests must evaluate how variants affect performance

The Food and Drug Administration today required certain COVID-19 test developers to evaluate how SARS-CoV-2 mutations impact their test’s performance and update the labeling for the product accordingly.