Health Policy
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HHS, Surgeon General urge action on maternal health
Actions will include reducing hypertension in reproductive age women and reducing low-risk cesarean sections.
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CDC panel delves into priorities for COVID vaccine distribution
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FDA expands Xofluza indication to include postexposure flu prophylaxis
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AMA takes on vaccine misinformation, physician vaccines, racism
The AMA House of Delegates recently issued multiple new policies on controversial topics that many clinicians face on a regular basis.
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Trump could clean house at health agencies
Most of the president’s ire has been directed at Fauci. As far back as April, Trump retweeted a call for Fauci’s firing.
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FDA grants emergency use authorization to Lilly’s antibody COVID-19 therapy
“We have supplies to distribute now. Product distribution will begin this week.”
Original Research
Template Design and Analysis: Integrating Informatics Solutions to Improve Clinical Documentation
An integrated informatics solutions within template design at the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System was associated with an...
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Biden victory: What it means for COVID, health care
Biden’s agenda includes: Ramping up the federal response to COVID-19, boosting the Affordable Care Act, creating a new “public option” to cover...
Commentary
Why Accept a VA Detail or Short-Term Assignment? Benefits to Employees and the Service
An employee who accepts a detail gains valuable experience and helps both the home and host services if advance planning is done and all parties...
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Can an ‘unheard of’ approach up adherence to public health advice?
“Having a psychoanalyst as a team member can help public health officials ... craft the understanding of anxiety and fear into their message,”...