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AHA Heart Hub Opens in Grundy County to Expand Rural Heart Care

The American Heart Association opened a Heart Hub in Grundy County, Tennessee, to improve blood pressure screening, education and referrals in rural care.

By Dr. A.R. Athira, MBBS · Oct 22, 2026 · 6 min read

Public Health·KFF

Tea Temperature and Preparation May Affect Heart Health, Study Suggests

A Journal of Internal Medicine study suggests tea preparation and drinking temperature may influence cardiovascular health, adding nuance…

Oct 22, 2026

Public Health·BMJ Open

LMIC Representation in Vaccine Trials to Be Mapped in BMJ Open Review

BMJ Open protocol will assess how often low- and middle-income countries appear in vaccine trials and which factors…

Oct 21, 2026

Public Health·BMJ Open

Nurse Staffing Ratios Linked to Higher Mortality in Chilean Public Hospitals

Chilean public hospitals with heavier nurse workloads had higher 30-day mortality, and medical-surgical patients stayed longer, in a…

Oct 21, 2026

Public Health·Front Immunol

Person-Centered Care Faces New Pressure in the Digital Health Era

An editorial examines how digital tools are reshaping person-centered care across documentation, triage, monitoring, diagnosis, counseling, and service…

Oct 21, 2026

Public Health·ACC-PRO

CBER Director Karim Mikhail pushes rare disease regulatory reform

CBER Director Karim Mikhail is rebuilding staffing, transparency and rare disease review as FDA prepares a new regulatory…

Oct 21, 2026

Public Health·Front Immunol

Respiratory Virus Prevalence in Ecuador Healthcare Students Remains Low

A multicenter Ecuador study found low respiratory virus prevalence in healthcare students, with many positive cases asymptomatic and…

Oct 21, 2026

Public Health·NNU

Houlton Regional Hospital nurses escalate no-confidence vote against CEO Jeff Zewe

Houlton nurses detail staffing, continuity, and safety concerns after trustees failed to answer a no-confidence petition against CEO…

Oct 21, 2026

Public Health·Becker H

Conduent to Pay $80M in Major Healthcare Data Breach Settlement

Conduent agreed to an $80 million settlement over a breach affecting 62.2 million people, with credit monitoring and…

Oct 21, 2026

Public Health·Becker H

Ballad Health names Leon Bass chief medical officer for 3 hospitals

Ballad Health appointed Leon Bass, MD, as chief medical officer for three community hospitals, expanding physician leadership across…

Oct 21, 2026