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Texas Abortion Case Spotlights Issues Around Medical Exceptions to Abortion Bans

Plaintiffs say doctors fear losing their license or going to prison if they act too soon

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Ask Your Patients: 'Have You Gotten Your Annual COVID Shot?'

Primary care providers should broach this topic with all patients

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For Better or Worse: AI Is Transforming the Workplace

Artificial intelligence may help address knowledge gaps, but we need to proceed with caution

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Biden Administration Announces Actions to Strengthen the Drug Supply Chain

Biden will use the Defense Production Act to increase American production of some medications

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Hospitals Say Some Medicare Advantage Plans Are Skirting CMS Rules

Groups lament stress to enrollees and billions in hospital losses from coverage delays, denials

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Handguns From Home Account for Most Adolescent School Shootings

Study of school shootings up to 2016 finds high-powered guns less commonly used by youths

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No Laughing Matter: Women's Health Is Not a 'Women's Issue'

It's about time the U.S. focused on women's health research

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We Need ICD Codes for Climate-Linked Health Outcomes

Improved medical coding can help quantify health consequences of climate change

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Plastic Surgeon Jailed for Patient Death; Oncologist Sues NYU; NP Sex Abuse Charges

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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Devastating Medication Error; FDA's Recall Weakness; Insurers Break State Laws

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Outcry Grows Over Pennsylvania Child Abuse Pediatrics Program

Debra Esernio-Jenssen, MD, has been reassigned as parents weigh legal action

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States Making Progress Toward Setting Payment Limits for Some Drugs

Prescription drug affordability boards are now the law in eight states

Doctors, Scientists Boycott Journal for Publishing 'Sadistic' Animal Research

More than 1,100 experts signed a letter to boycott nutrition journal and its publisher

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The Broken Medicare System Is Forcing Physicians Out

Yet another physician pay cut will prevent timely access to care

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Proposed Methadone Treatment Legislation May Put Patients at Risk

We need evidence-based, safe, and effective solutions

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APHA Urges Biden to Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Israel-Hamas Conflict

"This is not a fringe view for public health globally," says one advocate

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

Nurse Fatally Stabbed; Doctor Sues Mayo; Maya Kowalski's Criminal Complaint

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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A Wake-Up Call for Physicians: Our Scope of Practice Includes the Climate

The Fifth National Climate Assessment recognizes the broad impact of the environment on health

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Senators Discuss Making Medicare's Relaxed Telehealth Rules Permanent

"We have proved the concept," says Sen. Steve Daines

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Health Officer May Get $4M to Step Down

But outcome of months-long saga between county officials and health officer remains uncertain

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Invasive Mental Health Questions Have No Place on Nurse Licensing Applications

Removing these inquiries will protect nurse well-being

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

COVID Aid Grifters Waste Billions; Inside Cohen's CDC; Forged Neuro Data?

This past week in healthcare investigations

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AMA Delegates Spar Over Requirements for On-Site Emergency Physicians in Every ED

Some want model scope-of-practice legislation, but access concerns persist

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Tackling Climate Change Starts With a Focus on Health, Lancet Report Says

Heat-related deaths, extreme weather, increased disease spread are already a problem

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AMA Delegates Take Action on Cannabis, Medical Aid-in-Dying Resolutions

Concern expressed about lack of available evidence on harms of marijuana

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IG Live November 15: Is 'Pharmageddon' Here?

Pharmacist speaks on recent walkouts, calling for more resources and safer conditions

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Addiction Societies Issue Guidance on Stimulant Use Disorder

"The main takeaway is that stimulant use disorder is treatable," society president says

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Americans Struggling With Addiction, Mental Health, SAMHSA Survey Shows

Biden administration highlights need for better access to treatment

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AMA Supports Tighter Restrictions to Curb Pollution From Industrialized Farms

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations "may be a public health hazard," group says

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ChatGPT Quickly Authored 100 Blogs Full of Healthcare Disinformation

But Google Bard and Microsoft Bing had guardrails in place to thwart such prompting

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Health Organizations Making Strides In Health Equity, AMA Leader Says

Half of organizations have made progress toward barring race-based decision tools, survey finds

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U.S. to Cover PrEP for Older Americans to Stem the Spread of HIV

Biden administration hopes to catch up with other parts of the world

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Risk, Value, and 'Doublethink' in Healthcare

The only value in healthcare should be the value of a healthy citizenry

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Single-Payer Healthcare, Obesity Drug Coverage Discussed at the AMA Interim Meeting

Delegates agree the current system is broken but disagree on the solution

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Antihypertensives Do Not Detract From the BP Reduction of a Low-Sodium Diet

Dietary change produces clinically relevant BP changes within a week

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Your Hospital Is Like a Modern Airport. That's Not Good

AI will revolutionize how healthcare is delivered; how is yet to be determined

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Personal Beliefs May Skew Pandemic Memories and Deepen Polarization

Biased recall may be a threat to future crisis preparedness and response

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MedPod Today: So-Called 'Abortion Reversal'; CMS Cuts; Tinnitus After COVID Vax

番茄社区 reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics

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Policymakers Must Balance Innovation With Patient Safety for AI in Healthcare

Emerging technology presents an opportunity to right past wrongs, Senator says during hearing

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Consequences of Oral Anticoagulant Choice Magnified in the Frail

Better outcomes seen for older adults with apixaban in Medicare data

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