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Telehealth Took Off During the Pandemic. Now, Battles Over State Lines and Licensing Threaten Patients ’ Options
Televisits for medical care took off during the worst days of the pandemic, quickly becoming commonplace. Throughout, it’s probably seemed like it doesn’t matter what state the provider of these telehealth services is located. But that’s only because most states, along with the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, temporarily waived rules requiring licensed clinicians to hold a valid license in the state where their patient is located. Now states are rolling back many of those pandemic workarounds—meaning the ability to conduct certain virtual appointments may be nearing an end. Johns ...
Source: TIME: Health - August 26, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julie Appleby / Kaiser Health News Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Doctors look to tech for the future but need assurance it will work
Jesse Ehrenfeld, former chair of the board of trustees for the American Medical Association, discusses the evolution of digital health adoption over time at HIMSS21. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - August 10, 2021 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

J & J Facing Scrutiny from Congress, Black Women ’s Organization
Plaintiff attorneys and congressional leaders have renewed their push against Johnson & Johnson and its allegedly toxic, talc-based powder products, questioning motives and demanding answers, according to various media outlets. A committee of attorneys filed a restraining order in U.S. District Court in Wilmington, Delaware, July 27, hoping to prevent J&J’s potential plan to unload its talc-related liabilities on a new subsidiary that would subsequently file for bankruptcy. The next day, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform delivered a letter to J&J’s chief executive dem...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - August 2, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Source Type: news

Despite AMA plea, Milwaukee-area health systems aren't mandating employee Covid-19 vaccines
Despite Covid-19 hospitalizations in Wisconsin doubling in a 17-day period, southeast Wisconsin health care systems say they ’re not ready to mandate employee vaccinations as urged by the American Medical Association and other medical groups. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - July 26, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Rich Kirchen Source Type: news

Azithromycin no more effective against COVID-19 than placebo: Study
The research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, included 263 participants who all tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, within seven days before entering the study. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - July 19, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cytisine Not Noninferior to Varenicline for Smoking Cessation
THURSDAY, July 8, 2021 -- Cytisine treatment fails to demonstrate noninferiority to varenicline treatment for smoking cessation, according to a study published in the July 6 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Ryan J.... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 8, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

AMA approves radiology-specific AI CPT code for Zebra Medical algorithm
The American Medical Association (AMA) has approved a current procedural terminolog...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Zebra gets FDA nod for AI bone measurement software Canon, Zebra partner to expand AI image offerings FDA clears Zebra's mammography AI Zebra secures fifth FDA clearance for vertebral AI Zebra unveils new software algorithm (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - July 8, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

AMA approves radiology-specific AI CPT code
The American Medical Association (AMA) has approved a current procedural terminolog...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Zebra gets FDA nod for AI bone measurement software Canon, Zebra partner to expand AI image offerings FDA clears Zebra's mammography AI Zebra secures fifth FDA clearance for vertebral AI Zebra unveils new software algorithm (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - July 7, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Interleukin-6 antagonists improve outcomes in hospitalised COVID-19 patients
Findings from a study published today [6 July] in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) have prompted new World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations to use interleukin-6 antagonists in patients with severe or critical COVID-19 along with corticosteroids. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - July 6, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Alumni, Health, International, Postgraduate, Public engagement, Publications, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news

Interleukin-6 antagonists improve outcomes in hospitalised COVID-19 patients
(King's College London) Findings from a study published today [6 July] in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) have prompted new World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations to use interleukin-6 antagonists in patients with severe or critical COVID-19 along with corticosteroids. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

ACTG announces publication of REPRIEVE sub-study in JAMA Network Open, providing insights into cardiovascular disease risk among people living with HIV
(AIDS Clinical Trials Group) The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), the largest global HIV research network, today announced that findings from a sub-study of REPRIEVE (A5332/A5332s, an international clinical trial studying heart disease prevention in people living with HIV) have been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open. The study found that approximately half of study participants, who were considered by traditional measures to be at low-to-moderate risk of future heart disease, had atherosclerotic plaque in their coronary arteries. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - June 29, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

AMA passes ACR-led resolution opposing paying patients to switch treatments
(American College of Rheumatology) The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates passed a resolution developed by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) to oppose insurance companies providing financial incentives for patients to switch from their prescribed treatment to a payer-preferred treatment. The ACR drafted the resolution after learning Cigna was notifying patients on Cosentyx that they could qualify for a $500 pre-paid debit card for their medical expenses if they agreed to switch to a Cigna-preferred alternative. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 23, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

AMA: 96 Percent of Physicians Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19
TUESDAY, June 15, 2021 -- Ninety-six percent of physicians are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the results of a survey conducted by the American Medical Association (AMA). The survey was developed by the AMA and was fielded to 301... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 15, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Endocrine Society applauds AMA resolution supporting access to gender-affirming care
(The Endocrine Society) The Endocrine Society--a professional organization of more than 18,000 health care providers and scientists worldwide--praised the American Medical Association's House of Delegates for passing a resolution opposing efforts to criminalize medical care for transgender youth. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 15, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

AMA Plan to Fight Racism Criticized by Some Members
MONDAY, June 14, 2021 -- The American Medical Association is facing backlash from some of its members over a plan to fight racism and bias in medicine. The opponents, including some White Southern delegates, contend the plan amounts to reverse... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 14, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news