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Abortion opponents don’t want patients crossing state lines
The Justice Department has warned that it will fight laws that block people from crossing state lines, saying they violate the right to interstate...
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Primary care providers miss out on payments for prevention, coordination
New study highlights potential barriers and opportunity costs of Medicare code use.
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Early cardiac rehab as effective as later start after sternotomy
Cardiac rehabilitation can start 2 weeks after sternotomy rather than waiting the usual 6 weeks, a randomized noninferiority trial suggests.
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Lawmakers argue for changes in prior authorization processes
Reports from a federal watchdog agency find patterns of denials of prior authorization requests of covered services by insurer-run Medicare...
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Fertility rates lower in disadvantaged neighborhoods
The probability of conception was reduced 21%-23% per menstrual cycle when comparing the most disadvantaged neighborhoods with the least...
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Murder of physician raises the stress level for all clinicians
Most of us would find it unbearable to live and work under the kind of stress faced by medical professionals today.
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Alabama cites Roe decision in call to ban transgender health care
“No one – adult or child – has a right to transitioning treatments that is deeply rooted in our Nation’s history and tradition,” Alabama Attorney...
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Race drives disparities in life expectancy across states
Overall differences between life expectancies have decreased at the state level.
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Facebook, Instagram remove posts offering abortion pills
“Content that attempts to buy, sell, trade, gift, request, or donate pharmaceuticals is not allowed.”
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Cardiologists concerned for patient safety after abortion ruling
Clinicians in many U.S. states are in uncharted territory with the country’s new patchwork of abortion legality, but some specialties may feel the...
Commentary
Ob.gyns. on the day that Roe v. Wade was overturned
The idea that any reproductive health care provider should have to think twice before offering their uniquely qualified opinion is profoundly...