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The refreshed AHA Rural Health Services website gives rural hospital leaders quick access to the advocacy insights, strategic resources and field-informed guidance they need to navigate change, strengthen performance and sustain care in their communities.

Results from a KFF poll published June 17 found that 31% of adults use social media at least monthly to seek health information and advice, similar to 29% who said they use artificial intelligence for the same purposes.

The Food and Drug Administration has identified a

A bipartisan group of senators June 18 urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to improve implementation of the Rural Health Transformation Program.

Leaders of the Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies, consisting of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States, released a joint statement June 22 urging resilience as the evolution of artificial intelligence has been rapidly transforming cyber risk.

The AHA will host a webinar June 25 at noon ET, in which leaders from Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Rush University Medical Center in Chicago will discuss real-world experiences and highlight the positive impact of implementing age-friendly care for adults 65 or older. 

In this conversation, leaders from Cottage Hospital and Sharon Hospital (part of Northwell Health) share how specialized geriatric behavioral health programs are helping older adults receive compassionate, comprehensive mental healthcare close to home.

The Food and Drug Administration June 22 announced multiple actions to help accelerate early- and late-stage drug development.

The Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau has announced grant opportunities available supporting maternal and child health initiatives.

Hospital and health system leaders gathered June 17 and 18 in Washington, D.C., for U.S. News & World Report’s Healthcare of Tomorrow Conference, focusing on the future of healthcare delivery.

In this conversation, Southwest Health’s Kevin Carr, M.D., family medicine physician, and Melissa Carr, M.D., OB/GYN, reflect on the joy of practicing medicine together, delivering babies side by side and caring for generations of families in rural Wisconsin as a father-daughter duo.

The AHA is now accepting applications through Aug. 18 for the 2027 Quest for Quality Prize, which recognizes hospitals and health systems that provide safe patient- and family-centered care, work with community partners to improve population health, and lead innovation in enhancing quality and health outcomes.

The Food and Drug Administration June 16 announced that a nationwide shortage of stereotactic breast biopsy needles is expected to last through the end of March 2027.

The Department of Health and Human Services June 17 announced it will provide more than $700 million in funding for initiatives on mental illness, addiction and homelessness.

The AHA drafted and filed an amicus brief June 17 in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a case regarding Medicaid financing and provider taxes filed by the state of Texas against the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

A report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention June 11 found that 15.2% of pregnant women in the U.S. reported current alcohol consumption.

The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response June 16 announced the launch of the Digital Stockpile and Manufacturing Response Network Challenge, a three-phase competition to improve the rapid domestic production of key medical supplies for emergencies.

The Health Resources and Services Administration announced June 16 that it will award a total of $2.8 million in grants through its Delta Rural Integrated Health Network Program.

The AHA Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award, sponsored by Microsoft, recognizes and shares the accomplishments of rural hospitals that demonstrate responsiveness, innovatio

President Trump issued a memorandum June 12 on cybersecurity governance for national security systems used by federal agencies.