New Hampshire is the first state to legally require doctors and medical staff to follow a patient's desires to seek sterilization, especially if it's the result of a medically necessary operation. The new law, signed by Gov. Kelly Ayotte earlier this month, specifically addresses people with medical conditions who want to get sterilized for their reproductive health.
Hospital to Housing is an innovative program launched in May 2019 that aims to improve medical outcomes and reduce costs by providing housing support to stabilize the lives of some frequent users of the emergency room.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may soon dismiss the members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an advisory panel of primary care experts, raising 'deep concern' from the AMA and other medical groups. The plan was first reported in The Wall Street Journal. 'It's very concerning — and it's not the first time we've been concerned,' says Dr. Bobby Mukkamala, president of the AMA.
Until recently, most of these solutions came with steep price tags or complex integrations. Now, Doximity has entered the game with Doximity Scribe, its own AI-powered ambient listening tool—and it's offering it completely free to verified U.S. clinicians.
Americans who drink heavily are more than twice as likely to develop significant liver disease compared to 20 years ago, according to a new Keck Medicine of USC study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.