FDA-Approved Drugs Not Recommended Abroad; RSV Vax for Older Adults
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include giving radiation after breast-conserving […]
TMA Welcomes U.S. District Court Decision to Grant Its Summary Judgment Motion
Court Agrees With Physicians’ Argument in Federal No Surprises Act Rule Case Statement by Gary W. Floyd, MD, Texas Medical Association (TMA) president, in response to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas ruling on TMA’s motion for summary judgment in its lawsuit opposing certain components of federal regulatory agencies’ final rules […]
U.S. Exercise Levels; Lifestyle and Memory Decline; Cooling Kidney Donors
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include physical activity and diabetes […]
New TMA Lawsuit Challenges Big Fee Hike in “No Surprises Act” Arbitration
Fourth Lawsuit Disputes 600% Fee HikeDemanded of Doctors AUSTIN — The Texas Medical Association (TMA) is challenging a 600% hike in administrative fees for seeking federal dispute resolution in No Surprises Act (NSA) situations. TMA seeks relief by filing a fourth lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. This TMA lawsuit […]
Update on Long COVID; Social Stress on the Immune System
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include a long COVID update, […]
Using Recalled Devices to Approve New Ones; Inpatient Safety
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include the safety of inpatient […]
Conspiracy Theorists’ Cancer Beliefs; HIV Meds and Ethnicity
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include sodium levels and health […]
Advent-Themed Exercise; Substance Use and Road Accidents
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include an Advent-themed exercise program, […]
TMA Welcomes U.S. District Court Decision to Grant Its Summary Judgment Motion
Dec. 19, 2022 Certain surprise billing law final rules unlawfully harm physicians and patients On Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022 the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas will hear arguments in the Texas Medical Association’s (TMA’s) second lawsuit challenging certain portions of the Aug. 26, 2022, final rules implementing the federal No Surprises Act (NSA). […]
Bispecific Antibodies in Blood Cancers; Exercise and Cognitive Function
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include cognitive function, diet and […]