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• HHS Proposes Overturning Title X 'Gag' Rule Reproductive health groups and clinicians said the administration's moves would restore care and equity and protect the physician-patient relationship.
  Medscape Medical News, April 15, 2021
• How Computer Mapping Could Help Biden Fix Polluted Neighborhoods California's mapping tool for environmental data is now a model for President Joe Biden's government, as it executes a $2 trillion infrastructure plan that could channel billions into fighting pollution.
  Reuters Health Information, April 13, 2021
• Cadaver Donations Fall During COVID: Will Future MDs Suffer? Even as medical schools have moved to more virtual and model-based learning, human bodies are still considered crucial to learning.
  Medscape Medical News, April 14, 2021
• How to Counsel Worried Patients About the J&J Vaccine News The news about rare side effects from the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine may be alarming to your patients, even those who received one of the other vaccines. Here’s how to reassure them.
  Medscape Medical News, April 13, 2021
• Microsoft to Buy AI Firm Nuance for $16 Bln to Boost Healthcare Business Microsoft said on Monday it would buy artificial intelligence and speech technology firm Nuance Communications Inc for about $16 billion, as it builds out its cloud strategy for healthcare and enterprise customers.
  Reuters Health Information, April 12, 2021
• First Female CEO for 107-Year-Old Cancer Organization Karen Knudsen, MBA, PhD, will be the next chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.
  Medscape Medical News, April 13, 2021
• Feds Let Illinois Extend Postpartum Medicaid Coverage Medical professionals have called on states to institute the yearlong extension, but only Illinois has made the move thus far.
  Medscape Medical News, April 12, 2021
• AMA Applauds Biden's Gun Control Directives In announcing several executive actions, Biden referred to the South Carolina physician gunned down the day before, along with his wife, grandchildren, and a worker.
  Medscape Medical News, April 12, 2021
• CDC Declares Racism a Serious Public Health Threat The largest public healthcare entity joined many healthcare groups, including the AMA, that have labeled racism a public health crisis.
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2021
• Several Dartmouth Medical Students Accused of Cheating on Exams The students are being investigated on allegations that some tapped into an online course management system while taking an exam remotely. The school says some have admitted to cheating.
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2021
• Alert FDA: Time to Move Away From Using Decontaminated Respirators Domestic supplies for new respirators have increased, so the decontaminated disposable versions should be used only when new ones aren't available.
  News Alerts, April 09, 2021
• Doctor Killed in South Carolina Shooting Authorities are trying to figure out why former NFL player Phillip Adams shot and killed a prominent South Carolina doctor, three of his family members and a repairman before taking his own life.
  Associated Press, April 09, 2021
• Rheumatology Smoking Cessation Referral Program Finds Success Clinics that adopted a protocolized, EHR-based approach to checking for readiness to quit saw a 26-fold increase in quit-line referrals.
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2021
• Brazil Judge Suspends Drug Patent Extensions, Move May Lower COVID-19 Treatment Costs A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Wednesday suspended extensions of drug patents in the country, a preliminary decision that could lower costs for drugs critical to treating COVID-19 patients at the expense of pharmaceutical firms.
  Reuters Health Information, April 08, 2021
• US Finally Hits Its Stride With COVID-19 Vaccination Rollouts Nation hits new record with 4.1 million people vaccinated in single day. But far fewer Blacks, Hispanics have gotten vaccine doses.
  Medscape Medical News, April 08, 2021
• Black Physicians to AMA: 'Get to Work' Black physicians demand that the American Medical Association take concrete steps to address racism across the organization and in healthcare.
  Medscape Medical News, April 08, 2021
• After 24 Years, Doc Fired by Hospital. Local Uproar Followed. Tom Weiner, MD, has received tremendous support from locals and is fighting back with a lawsuit after being fired from his post for allegedly causing patient harm.
  Medscape Medical News, April 08, 2021
• Who Should Get to Be Called 'Doctor'? Some argue that only people with medical degrees should be addressed as 'doctor.'
  Medscape Reader Polls, April 07, 2021
• Docs Suffer From Noncompete Clauses: Any Hope for Change? Many physicians' work lives were crippled when they left a job that had a noncompete clause. How do doctors respond, and will the laws ever change?
  Medscape Medical News, April 07, 2021
• Remote Cardio Visits Expand Access for Underserved During COVID In a cross-sectional study of more than 170,000 ambulatory cardiology visits, patients using remote visits were more likely to be Asian, Black, or Hispanic.
  Medscape Medical News, April 07, 2021