Public debate about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs has intensified, and the medical field has not been spared scrutiny. We've seen people lose their jobs because they serve to bring DEI into their workplaces. In my view, DEI initiatives are crucial in all fields. However, is it necessary in the medical sector?
Cases of COVID-19 are now likely growing in 25 states, according to estimates published by the CDC, as this year's summer wave of the virus appears to be getting underway. The agency's modeling suggests that the uptick is in 'many' Southeast, Southern and West Coast states. COVID-19 activity nationwide, however, is still considered 'low,' based on data from wastewater samples, although that is up from 'very low' the week before.
The federal government on Saturday dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines, giving children saline shots instead of the vaccine and selling faked vaccination cards. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on the social media platform X that charges against Dr. Michael Kirk Moore, of Midvale, Utah, were dismissed at her direction. Moore and other defendants faced up to 35 years in prison after being charged with conspiracy to defraud the government; conspiracy to convert, sell, convey and dispose of government property; and aiding and abetting in those efforts.
Occupational therapy is the best-kept secret in behavioral health, according to Chinyu Wu, PhD, OTR, associate professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at UT Health San Antonio.
A resident of northern Arizona has died from pneumonic plague. Plague is rare to humans, with on average about seven cases reported annually in the U.S., most of them in the western states. The death in Coconino County, which includes Flagstaff, was the first recorded death from pneumonic plague since 2007, local officials said. Further details including the identify of the victim were not released.
Two regional Planned Parenthood affiliates have stopped accepting Medicaid, citing a provision in the GOP's massive tax-and-spending bill signed into law by President Trump earlier this month. The move has sparked legal challenges, patient confusion and warnings of widespread healthcare disruption.