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AMA over a photo of the lobby of Hyatt Regency Chicago.

<乌鸦传媒>New AMA President Urges More Action on Substance Use Disorder, Mental Illness

Jesse Ehrenfeld is the association's first openly gay person in the job

The seal of the Texas Medical Board next to a photo of Mary Talley Bowden, MD.

<乌鸦传媒>Medical Board Files Complaint Against Mary Talley Bowden

Board alleges unprofessional conduct, violations of standard of care

AMA over a photo of the lobby of Hyatt Regency Chicago.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Delegates Make Short Work of Proposals on Abortion

But a bid to add vision, hearing coverage to Medicare lasted longer in the spotlight

AMA over a photo of the lobby of Hyatt Regency Chicago.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Wrestles With Part B Drug Costs, Wheelchair Ramps, and Dementia Care

At the House of Delegates meeting, members debated on various topics

AMA over a photo of the lobby of Hyatt Regency Chicago.

<乌鸦传媒>Airlines Need to Let Wheelchair Users Use Them on Planes, AMA Members Say

Rescheduling testosterone also under discussion at annual meeting

AMA over a photo of the lobby of Hyatt Regency Chicago.

<乌鸦传媒>States Must Stop Criminalizing Medicine, AMA Delegates Say

"This is unacceptable...and it's time for us to push back"

A photo of a mature woman smoking a cigarette outdoors.

<乌鸦传媒>Hooray! A Clearer Estimate of Your Risk for Death Is Here

Researchers do the legwork to incorporate smoking status into NCI's "Know Your Chances" website

A photo of a man touching an unhappy face icon on a computer screen.

<乌鸦传媒>Mental Health Provider Disclosed Personal Patient Info in Google Reviews

New Jersey health center must pay HHS $30K, but HIPAA violations online are preventable

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

<乌鸦传媒>Foot Doc's Second Murder-for-Hire Accusation; Doc Accused of Drugging, Raping Women

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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

<乌鸦传媒>VA Doc Fired; Brain Inflammation and Mental Health; In Debt and Cut Off From Care

This past week in healthcare investigations.

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<乌鸦传媒>Is Getting Test Results Online Right Away a Good Idea? Yes, Patients Say

But more resources should be available to help them when the news is bad, one expert suggests

A photo of a SNAP/EBT advertisement in front of boxes of spaghetti.

<乌鸦传媒>How I Became a Physician on Food Stamps

Expanded SNAP work requirements will do more harm than good

A computer rendering of a female torso with the DIEP flap location highlighted.

<乌鸦传媒>How a Medical Recoding May Limit Cancer Patients鈥� Options for Breast Reconstruction

Many believe this would restrict women's options for surgery

A photo of Greg Abbott using a wheelchair ramp to the dais in the Texas House chamber

<乌鸦传媒>When You Know Better, Do Better for People With Disabilities

Anti-DEI laws harm care for a broad range of marginalized groups

A photo of Kelly Ramsey, MD, MPH, next to a blisterpack of a Narcan applicator.

<乌鸦传媒>'If the Narcan Isn't Working, Give More' and Other Myths About Naloxone Use

In non-responsive patients, think polysubstance use, says addiction treatment expert Kelly Ramsey

A photo of Ming Lin, MD.

<乌鸦传媒>Fired COVID Whistleblower Doesn't Want to Settle His Case

Ming Lin, MD, says he wants an admission of wrongdoing instead of millions

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

<乌鸦传媒>Nurse Accused of Killing Patients With Insulin; Naturopath Settles False Claims Suit

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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

<乌鸦传媒>Dangerous Atherectomy Boom? Docs Pay to Avoid Punishment; Fake Part Inflated Prices

This past week in healthcare investigations.

A photo of a stethoscope laying on some papers in an empty physicians office.

<乌鸦传媒>Supply Chain Problem for Primary Care

Action is needed to prevent a looming physician shortage

A photo of equipment left behind in an abandoned medical practice.

<乌鸦传媒>Abortion Bans Are Putting Basic Healthcare at Risk

New laws in conservative states are driving off doctors and closing clinics

A mockup of an Indiana medical license.

<乌鸦传媒>Medical Board Reprimands Indiana Doctor in Child Abortion Case

Caitlin Bernard, MD, said she wanted to share the real-world effects of state abortion bans

A photo of bags of fentanyl seized by customs officials.

<乌鸦传媒>House Passes Bill to Address Fentanyl Overdoses

But critics say the HALT Fentanyl Act is the wrong way to approach the problem

A photo of a male audiologist pointing his pen at a display of various kinds of hearing aids.

<乌鸦传媒>OTC Hearing Aids Are Here, but Are They Shaking Things Up?

The market is still sorting itself out, experts say

<乌鸦传媒>Sexual Behavior Journal Under Fire Over Gender Dysphoria Paper

Critics blast paper about controversial theory, call for editor's removal

A photo of a female physician performing a colonoscopy.

<乌鸦传媒>Warning: Prior Auth for Colonoscopy Is the Wrong Way to Go

The policy adds delays to care and may worsen health outcomes

<乌鸦传媒>How Black Americans Lost 80 Million Years of Life Over the Past Two Decades

Groundbreaking study finds 1.63 million excess deaths in U.S. Black population over 22 years

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

<乌鸦传媒>COVID Conspiracy Doc Dies; Doc Group Behind Anti-Trans Laws; Aiding Anti-Vax Group

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Another Texas Hospital Under Investigation for Youth Gender-Affirming Services

Attorney General Paxton announced probe into Texas Children's Hospital

A photo of a woman standing in front of shelves of products in a pharmacy.

<乌鸦传媒>Tackling Barriers to OTC Birth Control Pills

FDA approval would be a critical step, but we must address other access issues

An illustration of a physician holding a patient's hand with the text The Doctor's Art - A podcast on Meaning in Medicine

<乌鸦传媒>Leading Through Crisis at the WHO

Soumya Swaminathan, MD, discusses COVID misinformation and being the WHO's first chief scientist

A photo of an empty examination room in a medical practice.

<乌鸦传媒>How Can Primary Care Be Improved in the U.S.?

Making care more convenient, funneling more money to research will help, experts suggest

<乌鸦传媒>FDA 'Leans In' to Accelerated Approval for Rare Disease Drugs

CBER director says "moment is tender for gene therapy," sees opportunity to "salvage" treatments

A computer rendering of various medications sticking out of a cardboard box.

<乌鸦传媒>Return of Rule Nixing Delivery of Rx Drugs to Medicare Patients Drawing Docs' Ire

"It is endangering the lives of the oldest and sickest Americans," oncology group says

A screenshot of Stephen Taylor, MD, MPH, speaking during this hearing.

<乌鸦传媒>Addiction Doc Urges Lawmakers to Rethink Methadone Prescribing Restrictions

Suicide prevention in traumatic brain injury survivors also on the docket during hearing

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<乌鸦传媒>Profiteering Off the Body Insecurity of Teens

Keep dangerous supplements out of kids' hands

A photo of a man holding a Narcan dispenser in front of an addiction training poster.

<乌鸦传媒>DEA: Clarify Your Stance on Harm Reduction

Legal ambiguity is preventing doctors from best serving patients

A photo of a young man looking at a laptop while receiving dialysis

<乌鸦传媒>Experts Outline Strategies for Boosting Equity in Chronic Kidney Disease

Race-neutral calculations for kidney function, leveling the playing field on waiting lists

A photo of Senator Chuck Schumer holding a photo of a bottle of xylazine.

<乌鸦传媒>Bill to Study Xylazine Passes House, Advances in Senate

Measure does not address scheduling the drug, which is frequently added to fentanyl

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>CDC: Drug-Resistant Ringworm in U.S.; Mail-In HPV Tests Work; Pope Urges Procreation

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A screenshot of Bernie Sanders speaking during this hearing.

<乌鸦传媒>Senators Call Out PBMs, Drugmakers for High Prescription Drug Costs

This "is a moral issue," Sen. Bernie Sanders said during the hearing

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