Panelists discuss decision to end health program for undocumented individuals, future of program for seniors
As Illinois prepares to end a program that provides Medicaid-like coverage for some undocumented seniors, the House’s top budgeteer said federal pressure may eventually force lawmakers to reconsider the program that covers undocumented seniors.
Senate unanimously pass 340B program reforms
Senators unanimously approved a plan Thursday evening to reform Illinois’ 340B program.
Opinion | ‘A Cash Cow for Hospitals’: What We Heard This Week
“A government program meant to provide incentives to serve lower income Americans is actually a cash cow for hospitals.” — Michael Barnett, MD, of the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, on the pitfalls of the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program. “In practice, it’s just not happening.” — Samuel Dickman, MD, […]
Texas Emergency Medicine Residency Program Won’t Shut Down
A Texas emergency medicine residency program was saved from being permanently closed this month after a groundswell of support from residents, physicians, and local politicians, according to reports. On October 12, Christus Spohn Shoreline Hospital administrators informed the residents and faculty of the Corpus Christi Emergency Medicine Residency Program that it would be discontinued in […]
Lawsuit Challenges Federal Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
A recently filed lawsuit is challenging the constitutionality of the federal Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP). In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana last month, attorneys for a group of plaintiffs alleging they have been seriously injured after they “did the right thing” and received a COVID-19 […]
Virtual Obesity Treatment Program Led to Substantial Weight Loss in Real-World Study
DALLAS — A real-world virtual obesity treatment program that involved use of GLP-1 receptor agonists with intensive lifestyle interventions led to robust and sustained weight loss, according to an analysis of a cohort study. At 12 months, there was an average weight loss of 16.2% of body weight, with results sustained up to 24 months, […]
Ohio Hospital Pauses Cardiac Surgery Program in Wake of Criticism
Adena Health is responding to the pause of its cardiac surgery program after two alleged deaths during cardiac procedures and several alleged instances of sexual misconduct. These allegations have been levied in media reports and social media posts, as well as in a defamation and wrongful termination lawsuit brought by James Manazer, MD, former chief […]
AI Beat Clinicians at Figuring Out Difficult Diagnoses
A generative artificial intelligence (AI) program diagnosed elderly patients with extensive medical histories and long hospital stays more accurately than clinicians, suggesting the technology could help identify missed diagnoses, according to a new study. An analysis of medical histories for six patients over the age of 65 with delayed diagnoses revealed that GPT-4 (Generative Pre-trained […]
Opinion | Dignity for the Deceased: The Need for Federal Regulations
Champney is a professor of cell biology, and a body donor program coordinator. A faculty colleague at another institution contacted me to let me know that his mother had donated her body to our body donation program. I replied that we would take care of her and treat her with the respect and dignity she […]
Colorful fresh foods improve athletes’ vision: Visual range is a critical asset for top athletes in almost any sport
Nutrition is an important part of any top athlete’s training program. And now, a new study by researchers from the University of Georgia proposes that supplementing the diet of athletes with colorful fruits and vegetables could improve their visual range. The paper, which was published in Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, examines how a group […]