A compilation of recent news from the AHA and its Post-Acute Care Team, whose focus is to ensure post-acute care facilities', hospitals’ and health systems’ unique needs are national priorities.

A surge in flu cases across Scotland has placed health services in the country under "acute pressure", Public Health Scotland (PHS) has warned. Data from PHS showed 1,163 people were hospitalised ...

Acute pericarditis is a condition in which inflammation occurs in the pericardium, the fluid-filled sac that surrounds the heart. “Acute” means the condition develops quickly or suddenly. The ...

Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a severe lung-related complication of sickle cell disease that affects both children and adults. Sickle cell disease (SCD) or anemia is an inherited blood disorder that ...