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<乌鸦传媒>MedPod Today: Abortion Ban Workarounds; Bungled COVID Vax Paper; Texas Doc Indicted

乌鸦传媒 reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics

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<乌鸦传媒>Biden, Trump Spar Over Abortion, COVID in Debate and Face Questions on Their Age

Opioid crisis also briefly discussed

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<乌鸦传媒>ChatGPT Nails Oncology Exam; Amazon's ChatGPT Competitor; AI in Rural Health

A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research

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<乌鸦传媒>CMS Needs to Do a Better Job With Value-Based Care, Experts Tell House Panel

The program has "gotten off track and needs a thorough reevaluation and reformulation," doc says

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Warns Eye Bank for Taking Donors Who Had Sepsis

All five donors should have been ineligible, FDA said

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<乌鸦传媒>Even in the Wake of the Rahimi Case, Domestic Violence Still Threatens Our Patients

We need to dispel myths about abuse and better educate physicians on this danger

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<乌鸦传媒>SCOTUS Allows Emergency Abortions to Continue in Idaho, for Now

Case will go back down to the lower courts for further adjudication

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<乌鸦传媒>Doc Accused of Stealing Ambulance; Telehealth Nurse Arrested; Heart Surgery Scandal

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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<乌鸦传媒>Supreme Court Rejects Purdue Pharma Settlement That Shielded Sacklers

In a 5-4 decision, justices blocked an agreement with victims and state and local governments

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<乌鸦传媒>Oral and Emergency Contraceptive Use Fell in States With Abortion Bans

Researchers call for better access to emergency contraceptives in abortion-restrictive states

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<乌鸦传媒>SCOTUS Appears Poised to Allow Emergency Abortions in Idaho for Now, Report Says

Documents briefly posted online suggest a delay in resolving the case for good

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<乌鸦传媒>Report: Healthcare Needs to Diversify Workforce to Get Rid of Racial Inequalities

"Inequities are baked into our healthcare system," says one expert

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<乌鸦传媒>Rising Share of New HIV Cases in Young Latinos Leads to Call for Targeted Funding

CDC data show much lower rates of PrEP coverage among Latinos than among white Americans

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<乌鸦传媒>Surgeon Ousted for Speaking Up; Steward Corruption in Malta? Misleading Clinic Names

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>What Should Be Done About Long-Term Care?

Experts disagree on whether the private insurance market can provide the answers

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<乌鸦传媒>Lung Transplant Graft Outcomes Relate Back to Donor Care Setting

Longer graft survival reported for lungs from hospital-based units

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<乌鸦传媒>State Sues Two PBMs, Accusing Them of Fueling Opioid Epidemic

Arkansas AG says Express Scripts, Optum, and their subsidiaries benefited from the opioid crisis

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<乌鸦传媒>Telehealth for Medication Abortion Worked as Well as In-Person Visit With Ultrasound

Strategies were equally effective, with low rates of serious adverse events

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<乌鸦传媒>Supreme Court Will Take Up State Bans on Gender Care for Minors: Here's What to Know

Half of U.S. states have enacted laws banning certain healthcare services for transgender kids

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<乌鸦传媒>Infant Deaths Increased After Texas Ban on Abortion in Early Pregnancy

Estimates for neonatal deaths showed a similar pattern

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<乌鸦传媒>How Institutions Can Support Ob/Gyns in Abortion-Restricted States

A Q&A with ob/gyn Kavita Arora

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<乌鸦传媒>D-Day: A Starkly Moving Reminder With Lessons for the Future

This historic event can provide inspiration for improving public health

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<乌鸦传媒>Court: Some Employers Can Exclude PrEP, Cancer Screenings From Insurance Coverage

Not all preventive care recommended by the USPSTF is threatened by the narrow ruling, however

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<乌鸦传媒>Who Is 'Engaged in the Business' of Selling Firearms?

A changing landscape for background checks could help limit gun violence

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<乌鸦传媒>A Closer Look at Medetomidine and Its 'Unusual' Patient Presentations

Another drug has entered the drug supply

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<乌鸦传媒>Health Groups Have High Hopes for the Latest Prior Authorization Bill

"We believe the bill is poised for adoption this year," said one expert

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Authorizes First Menthol E-Cigarettes

Meanwhile, HHS still has not issued a final rule banning menthol-flavored tobacco cigarettes

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Warns Yet Another Birth Tissue Company

Agency says Neobiosis amniotic fluid, umbilical cord products should be regulated as drugs

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicare Pay, Prior Auth, and More: A Q&A With the AMA's President-Elect

Bobby Mukkamala, MD, also says he wants to improve medical record interoperability

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<乌鸦传媒>'We're Flying Blind' on H5N1: Experts See Repeat of CDC's Missteps on COVID Testing

Agency not moving fast enough to remove barriers blocking clinical labs from testing, critics say

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<乌鸦传媒>CMS Is Making It Easier to Report EMTALA Complaints. Here's What Might Change.

The new webpage has the potential to make EDs safer

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<乌鸦传媒>Texas Doc Accused of Illegally Accessing Child Health Records

Eithan Haim, MD, reportedly outed hospital for continuing gender-affirming care program

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

<乌鸦传媒>Quantifying Alcohol's Death Risk; NDAs Hide Docs' Mistakes; H5N1 Pandemic Prep

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>CMS Star Ratings Unreliable for Surgical Quality?

Higher ratings tied to better surgical outcomes, but variability was high even within star groups

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<乌鸦传媒>Lawmakers Sharply Question Experts About COVID's Origin

"Lab leak" versus natural origin in the spotlight at hearing

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<乌鸦传媒>Fix What's Broken in Healthcare Is New AMA President's Priority

That includes raising Medicare reimbursement and lessening prior authorization, says Bruce Scott

<乌鸦传媒>Health System Eliminates Noncompetes for Primary Care Physicians

Policy change follows new rules from state and federal players

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<乌鸦传媒>'Alternative Facts' Should Not Guide Reproductive Decisions

Personal agendas have no place in healthcare

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<乌鸦传媒>Surgeon General Calls for Social Media to Carry Cigarette-Like Warning Labels

Labels should alert that social media has not been proven safe for adolescents, says Murthy

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<乌鸦传媒>I Tried to Protect My Mother From Dying in Pain. The Law Robbed Her of That Dignity.

It's time to clear the roadblocks to Medical Aid in Dying in the U.S.

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