Is recalled lettuce safe after false positive result? FDA issues warning
Despite the false positive, federal regulators are still focused on shredded lettuce.
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Third person dies amid NYC Legionnaires' outbreak, officials say
The Health Department had just announced a second death in connection with the disease on Saturday.
Read full article →Violence Repeatedly Erupts at Dementia Care Facilities Despite Warnings, Inspections Show
Nursing homes and assisted living facilities can be fertile ground for violence between residents with dementia, including fatal assaults. A KFF Health News examination of health reports and court records shows how warning signs are missed and safeguards fall short.
Read full article →Doctors ‘Cringe’ at Possibility of Documenting Which Medicaid Enrollees Too Sick To Work
Final regulations on Medicaid work requirements say enrollees must regularly obtain documentation — possibly from medical professionals — to prove that they’re too sick to work. Doctors say the rules put them in a tough spot.
Read full article →Pregnant Woman’s Roadside Death Triggers Push To Reopen Mississippi Delta Hospital
The deaths of Harmony Ball-Stribling and her unborn daughter five years ago have galvanized local leaders determined to reopen a Mississippi Delta hospital. But once a rural community loses a hospital, bringing it back can be nearly impossible.
Read full article →The AI Tension in Healthcare: Patent Strategy, FDA Reality, and HIPAA Constraints
These three legal regimes are pulling in different directions, and the developers that navigate them well will be the ones that plan for all three from the start. The post The AI Tension in Healthcare: Patent Strategy, FDA Reality, and HIPAA Constraints appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →For Millions in Rural America, Medicine Is Still Far Away
Rural Health Transformation Program funding gives states broad flexibility and may help address longstanding access gaps. The post For Millions in Rural America, Medicine Is Still Far Away appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →STAT+: A most-wanted fugitive appears to have been secretly working as a biotech executive
A former doctor accused of sexual assault but on the run for 20 years appears to have been living a secret life as a biotech executive.
Read full article →STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a telehealth firm and patient safety, PBMs overcharging, and more
Some former employees say telehealth company LifeMD has sought to maximize the volume of GLP-1 prescriptions at the expense of patient safety
Read full article →HHS vaccine committee quietly gets new charter
Lax clinical oversight for online GLP-1 prescriptions, proposed financial help for people who want to quit smoking, and more health news
Read full article →STAT+: Bristol Myers Squibb becomes latest company to claim it’s building pharma’s largest NVIDIA AI supercomputer
Bristol Myers Squibb is the third drugmaker in nine months to announce it is building the largest AI supercomputer in the life sciences industry.
Read full article →At least 930 people have died in Congo's Ebola outbreak
Congo's health ministry said the deaths were recorded out of the 2,344 cases confirmed as of Saturday. Thirty-seven new deaths were recorded in the previous 24 hours in one of the highest totals.
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