Disability rights advocates are suing to overturn California’s physician-assisted death laws, claiming recent changes have made assisted suicide too accessible to people with terminal diseases, KFF Health News reported April 25.
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PBM-regulation bills to see markup in May
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will mark up four bills targeting pharmacy benefit managers on May 2, according to a news release from Committee Chair and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
FDA approves therapy for ALS patients with rare gene mutation
The FDA approved Qalsody (tofersen), a drug intended to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with a rare mutation called the superoxide dismutase 1 gene, on April 25.
Corewell Health names COO
Darryl Elmouchi, MD, was named COO of Corewell Health, dually headquartered in Grand Rapids and Southfield, Mich.
Lawmakers to VA, Cerner: EHR deal faces termination without fixes
House lawmakers have introduced a bill giving the Department of Veterans Affairs and Oracle Cerner 180 days to fix the troubled EHR system at five VA facilities, or legislators will consider terminating the project, FedScoop reported April 25.
Viewpoint: Dr. Fauci reflects on pandemic, 'fractured' public health system
Anthony Fauci, MD, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, detailed his take on the COVID-19 pandemic, what went wrong, what went right and how it all ties back to the overarching picture of public health in th…
22 top virtual care platforms, per Black Book
As the digitization of healthcare continues, hospitals need to ensure they are selecting the right virtual care vendor.
How Duke's health system supports a workforce that is 60% millennial or Gen Z
To retain workers, hospitals and health systems must ensure they meet employee needs and expectations across generations. This is particularly true as more older healthcare workers have retired or plan to retire, and as younger generations such as mill…
Apple to reportedly unveil AI health coaching, health app for iPad
Apple plans to release an artificial intelligence-backed health coaching service, as well as an iPad version of its health app to appeal to healthcare providers, Bloomberg reported.
Michigan Medicine can monitor patients by phone, tablet, PC with new platform
Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine is rolling out a new mobile monitoring platform that allows clinicians to observe patient data from cardiac monitors and other bedside devices from phones, tablets, PCs or workstations.
