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HHS prohibits discrimination against LGBTQ patients: Action reverses Trump-era policy
"No one should be discriminated against when seeking medical services because of who they are."
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Percentage of doctors who are Black barely changed in 120 years
A study also found a significant wage gap between Black and White physicians.
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HHS proposes overturning Title X ‘gag’ rule
The new regulation proposes to “ensure access to equitable, affordable, client-centered, quality family-planning services for all clients,...
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Feds let Illinois extend postpartum Medicaid coverage: HHS encourages other states to follow suit
HHS data shows that more than half of pregnant women in Medicaid experienced a coverage gap in the first 6 months post partum and that disruptions...
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Detroit cardiologists prevail in retaliation suit against Tenet
The hospital system giant must pay $10.6 million to two cardiologists it fired. A further appeal is possible.
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Senate confirms Murthy as Surgeon General
He is not new to this role.
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Journal to retract psych paper after plagiarism allegations, editor steps down
"At least we can now submit it to a new journal in a version that appropriately represents our work and expertise," said Dr. Amy Barnhorst.
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Rollout of COVID-19 monoclonal antibodies lacked unified plan: expert panel
Monoclonal antibodies are in ample supply, but a lack of a plan to administer them has led to major underutilization of these therapies.
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Psychiatrist alleges plagiarism by journal editor
“We just want this article pulled down and retracted,” said Dr. Amy Barnhorst.
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Are there COVID-19–related ‘long-haul’ skin issues?
Dr. Freeman believes that pernio and especially persistent lesions are caused by an immune response to COVID.
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President Biden signs 10 new orders to help fight COVID-19
Biden said as many as 500,000 Americans will have died by February. “It’s going to take months for us to turn things around.”
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New coalition demands urgent action on COVID-19 mental health crisis
Since the pandemic began, the prevalence of depression symptoms has jumped threefold and overdose deaths have increased in 40 states, the group...