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This year we celebrate the 10th anniversary since Colorado took the brave step to legalize marijuana. As the Colorado cannabis market has matured and flourished over the past decade, we know for sure: He works and prospers.Kevin…

The Idaho State House of Representatives has approved the most far-reaching bill yet to criminalize medical treatment for transgender youth, a move that threatens anyone who facilitates such treatment — or even aids a minor to travel to…

The number of women leaving Texas for abortions has increased tenfold since lawmakers banned the procedure after early pregnancy, according to a new study from the University of Texas at Austin.The findings, coupled with a huge increase in…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week announced new guidelines in communities with…

Strong new evidence on the need to use an appropriately sized cuff for blood pressure (BP) measurement comes from the randomized cross-sectional Cuff(SZ) trial. The study found that in people for whom a small adult cuff was…

There is a wide range of reactions as Massachusetts lifts the mask mandate for preschools, daycare centers and other daycares on Monday. Some parents and providers say the move is long overdue. Others fear it is dangerously…

Marguerite Beck | Insurance overviewSurprises can be fun if followed by a party with your friends, and maybe even cake and ice cream. But that's not so much fun when it comes to medical bills.In 2017, the state passed a law prohibiting…

LACMA provider wellness partner, Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation, announced late last week that the US Senate had passed the Dr. Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Act. Legislation named after Dr. Lorna Breen, a New York…

Every day, in social media groups with hundreds of thousands of members, a debate rages over the best way to treat Covid with endless lists of unproven drugs.What is the right dose of the antiparasitic drug ivermectin? When should it be…

Press release CITY OF COLOMBIA – The Parkview Physicians Group and the South Whitley Family Medicine Team have welcomed a new doctor to the office. Khushwant Kaur Khushwant Kaur, MD has started seeing patients and looks forward to serving…

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A three-judge federal appeals court panel in Connecticut has likely ended an 11-year fight over a frustrating and confusing rule that has left hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries without coverage for nursing home care.…

A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association ranked East Alabama Medical Center among the top five in the nation for overuse of needed medical care. The cross-sectional study included 676…

In a research letter published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), researchers conducted a study of seroprevalence and vaccination coverage in Los Angeles County (LAC). Immunity to severe acute…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (NEXSTAR) – Four inmates at a prison in northwest Arkansas sued the facility and its doctor on Thursday after they said they were unknowingly prescribed ivermectin to treat COVID-19 despite warnings from health…

January 10, 2022The California Medical Association (CMA), through the Physicians Advocacy Institute (PAI), has filed joint amicus curiae briefs in support of two lawsuits challenging federal regulators' approach to…

For months, Walensky has met privately with prominent Democratic media consultant Mandy Grunwald to improve her communication skills and continues to do so, according to a person familiar with the previously unreported sessions. Walensky…

Liza Merenzon, class of 2023 (second from left), was a substitute for the women's rhythmic gymnastics team at the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games. (Photo courtesy of Liza Merenzon, class of 2023) Liza Merenzon, class of 2023, was at a business…

Supplementing with fish oil doesn't help prevent depression or improve mood, new research shows. The VITAL-DEP study included more than 18,000 participants. In adults aged 50 or older who did not initially have clinically…

People who contract a breakthrough infection after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine may acquire "superimmunity" against the virus, researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have found. A study, which was published…

NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2021 / PRNewswire / - COVID-19 Has Been Removed from the Top Five Telehealth Diagnoses Nationwide in September 2021, according to FAIR Health's monthly regional telehealth monitoring. As of August, COVID-19 was among…

By Rosie Manins (December 2, 2021, 5:00 p.m. EST) - The American Medical Association on Thursday urged a federal court in Georgia to dismiss a request by Georgia and six other states to block the administration's COVID-19 vaccine…

When women are under-represented in health care, half of the world's population becomes at risk.If you're a woman reading this, there's a good chance you've had that sinking feeling you get when you sit in your doctor's office expressing…

Shantell Jones gave birth in an ambulance parked at the edge of a Connecticut freeway. Even though she lived six blocks from a hospital, the emergency vehicle had to drive to another in about 30 minutes.The nearest medical center, Windham…

The appetite for emerging medical news and discoveries has never been greater than in the past two years, as consumers have taken to online to research breakthroughs, treatments and cures related to COVID-19 . The problem is that…

Alice C. Jacobson obituaryAlice C. Jacobson (Allie) passed away peacefully on November 14, 2021, at the age of 103. She was born in Portland, Oregon, on August 8, 1918, to Albert and Cleo Wiesendanger. As a young girl, Allie quickly…

My favorite question asked during a two hour wait at a local Ithaca restaurant is, "Well, why do I see so many empty tables?" The answer is the same as most restaurants across the country that are employment…

Type 2 diabetes is one of the chronic health conditions that poses a significant risk of complications for people who contract COVID-19. A recent study has shown that type 2 diabetes is one of the main co-morbidities associated with…

COLUMBIANA - Kylee M. Dawson, DO, 30, passed away peacefully on Saturday afternoon, October 30, 2021, surrounded by family and love at UPMC Hospital in Pittsburgh from complications from cystic fibrosis. Born September 18, 1991, Kylee was…

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Monteris Medical announced today that Cigna has published a national coverage policy supporting the use of its laser ablation therapy. The medical coverage policy considers laser interstitial heat therapy (LITT or laser ablation) from…

Posted: October 26, 2021 at 5:46 am CDT|Update: 11 minutes agoDOVER, Ohio, October 26, 2021 / PRNewswire / - Fine Arts Skin & Laser, a cosmetic plastic surgery and medical spa, now offers QWO, the only FDA-approved injectable treatment!-->!-->…

Hello Heart, an Israeli digital therapy company that focuses exclusively on heart disease, announced that a new study has shown that its digital health app for blood pressure management can achieve and maintain lower blood pressure in the…

CHICAGO - The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced that Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) has been updated by the CPT's Editorial Board to include vaccine and administration codes for pediatric doses of the…

A letter signed by 23 doctors and five lawmakers urged Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to add anti-vaccine mandate bills to a special session on prisons and included claims flagged as misinformation by most organizations medical.The Concerned…

Dr. Nowa Ajayi, a board-certified internal medicine physician from Miami, Fla., Has joined the medical…

The health sector is in some ways dangerous for our health. Responsible for protecting patients, the healthcare sector is itself a deadly source of pollution from greenhouse gases and other air pollutants. This reality prompted…

By Steve Cooke— Roberto Darroca, MD, is the past president of ISMA. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.– The Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA) elected its officers and delegation members from the American…

TUESDAY, September 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) - Pregnant women at risk for a severe high blood pressure disorder called preeclampsia should take low-dose aspirin after their first trimester, according to the US Preventive Services Task…

Dr Mary Marshall, family doctor at Le Grand Blanc, relies more on a small group of specialists. Dr Jody Jones, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Canton, sees more pregnant women at risk through telemedicine.These are some of the ways…

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St. Peter's Health Partners Medical Associates (SPHPMA) has been recognized by the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Medical Association (AMA) for our commitment to helping improve blood pressure (BP) control rates among…

A California woman has become the latest person to ask a judge to order the use of ivermectin for COVID-19 treatment. The Bakersfield woman filed a lawsuit in Kern County Superior Court on Friday asking that the San Joaquin Community…

Harvard's François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights launched an initiative to study and address structural racism in public health with a virtual symposium on Tuesday.The FXB Center, which is hosted by the…

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Looking at old photos is not always easy for Angel Uddin. Seventeen years ago, Angel's husband, Stewart, returned home from martial arts training.“And had taken to the streets in June, driving with all…

BOYNTON BEACH - When Dr Dwight Reynolds learned how few black Floridians have been vaccinated against COVID-19, he said he wanted to help boost those numbers.So when the city decided to give away $ 100 gift cards to vaccine researchers on…

work for quality educationWe, the members of the Salem-Keizer Stand for Children leadership team, would like to applaud the leadership of School Board President Osvaldo Avila. His recent guest notice, published on September 5,…

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A Kentucky hospital is not required to administer ivermectin to a patient despite a lawsuit by the patient's wife demanding that the hospital do so, a judge ruled on Sept. 15, according to The Washington Post. Angela Underwood sued…

SCOTTISH PLAINS, NJ, August 29, 2021 / PRNewswire-PRWeb / - Hunterdon Cardiovascular Associates Board…

Most people who contract Covid-19 will not become seriously ill, but a significant number have had long-term problems after being infected. How serious is the problem? How does society cope with it? Is…

Like many of you, I grew tired of the COVID-19 pandemic and hoped we were on the normal course when the…

In 1911, when my great-grandfather, Dr. Isaiah Allen Jackson, opened his primary care practice in Richmond, in the Jackson Ward neighborhood of Virginia, a black person couldn't drink from most of the fountains in water and probably did…

ASHLAND, Ky. (WSAZ) - Nearly a dozen Kentucky health systems will require all staff, volunteers and medical students to receive their coronavirus vaccine.“There is a very, possibly higher percentage of health…

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Here's what the editors of Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of July 19-23, 2021. This summary includes the latest research news from journal studies and studies.…

IRVINE, Calif .-- (BUSINESS WIRE) - July 21, 2021--joimax®, the German market leader in…

Dr Carl F. Hammerstrom Jr.MARQUETTE, MI - Dr. Carl F. Hammerstrom Jr., 84, of Marquette, passed away on Tuesday morning April 20, 2021 surrounded by family and in the care of Lake Superior Life Care & Hospice at Trillium Hospice…

Among COVID-19 deaths in the United States, minorities are over-represented (Yancy 2020) while women are under-represented (Peckam et al. 2020). Looking at the intersection between race and gender, we discover a black female…

As women age, there are usually two important changes in their bodies that usually occur in adolescence and middle age. The first, known as menarche, is the time of puberty when a girl begins to have monthly menstrual cycles, which…

“Saying yes to drug addiction, one drug den at a time” is a smart headline to a very serious problem. California Senate Republicans released a press release in the headline on Thursday about their…

The Iowa ACLU has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Aiden Vasquez, pictured here, alleging that a state law that excludes surgeries related to…

CHICAGO - The American Medical Association (AMA) now offers newly developed online educational resources to help physicians navigate the complex federal regulations aimed at ending information blocking practices that hinder access,…

Opioid addicts wage a daily war inside over whether or not to use a drug whose side effect can be death. However, if these same addicts had the choice of getting the opioid vaccine once or twice a year, their internal…

NOTEmergency homes and palliative care are supposed to provide safe shelters for the elderly and those nearing the end of their lives. During the Covid-19 pandemic, they were the exact opposite. Many nursing homes and hospice…

By Sam Metz, Associated Press / Report for America Monday April 19, 2021 | 6:46 p.m. CARSON CITY - The Nevada State Senate voted unanimously on Monday in favor of a proposal to allow pharmacists to provide patients with birth control…

Medical professionals and Catholic leaders gathered in Denver last week for a healthcare ethics conference that promoted anti-LGBTQ and anti-abortion extremism and echoed Republican Party attacks against transgender youth.…