CMS sent letters this week to hospitals that provide transgender care services to children, demanding data on their quality standards and finances. CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz sent letters to 'select hospitals,' giving them 30 days to provide specific information on 'medical interventions for gender dysphoria in children.'
The Medical Council of Canada says that the number of American doctors creating accounts on physiciansapply.ca, which is "typically the first step" to being licensed in Canada, has increased more than 750% over the past seven months compared with the same time period last year — from 71 applicants to 615. Separately, medical licensing organizations in Canada's most populous provinces reported a rise in Americans either applying for or receiving Canadian licenses, with at least some doctors disclosing they were moving specifically because of Trump.
A growing crisis is unfolding at Texas Children's Hospital, where more children are seeking help for mental health issues. The hospital reports that last month saw an unprecedented number of young patients in crisis, with many expressing suicidal thoughts.
After appointments, physicians typically spend additional hours finalizing clinical documentation and administrative tasks. AI medical scribes are changing the paradigm for patient visits by listening to appointments and handling notetaking in real time, allowing physicians to concentrate on high-quality, in-the-moment care while reducing the burden of administrative tasks during and after visits.
Measles cases have reached 1,046 as the virus continues spreading across the United States, according to data updated Friday CDC. Cases have been confirmed in 30 states including Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.
More than five years after the first cases of COVID-19 were detected in the United States, hundreds of people are still dying every week. Last month, an average of about 350 people died each week from COVID, according to the CDC. While high, the number of deaths is decreasing and is lower than the peak of 25,974 deaths recorded the week ending Jan. 9, 2021, as well as weekly deaths seen in previous spring months, CDC data shows.