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Republicans end push to repeal ACA

The 2022 elections will be the first in more than a decade in which the security of the Affordable Care Act is not a central issue as the Republican party casts aside its long-running campaign to repeal the 2010 healthcare law, NBC News reported Oct. 2…

ASC Administrator of the Week Ethan Bing: ‘An effective and diligent leader’

Ethan Bing, administrator of Houston-based Medical Colleagues of Texas, is Becker’s administrator of the week. 

Pregnant women who get COVID, then vaccine more likely to pass antibodies to babies: study

University of California Los Angeles researchers found pregnant women who receive the COVID-19 vaccine after recovering from the virus are more likely than other mothers to pass antibodies to their newborns, HealthDay reported Sept. 29.

FDA drops push for medical device cybersecurity requirement

The FDA user-fee agreements bill was recently reauthorized, but without the previously introduced medical device cybersecurity rules, SC Magazine reported Sept. 29.

New California law ensures meal breaks for patient care workers

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill guaranteeing breaks for direct patient care workers in the public sector and at the University of California, according to a Sept. 30 news release from National Nurses United. 

Iowa ASC expanding, relocating

Mason City-based MercyOne North Iowa Bariatric Surgery is relocating to support an expansion, KIMT reported Sept. 30.

Dr. Amy Goldberg appointed dean of Temple medical school

Amy Goldberg, MD, was appointed dean of Temple University’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine in Philadelphia.

‘Fully vaccinated’ term may get a rebrand with omicron boosters

The CDC revised its “up to date” COVID-19 vaccination term Sept. 30 to include the primary series and the recently authorized omicron-targeting booster. 

Florida health systems resuming operations in Ian’s aftermath

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, some health systems in the state are returning to normal operations, the Orlando Sentinel reported Sept. 30.

US suicide rates increased 4% in 2021

According to newly released data from the CDC, suicide deaths in the U.S. increased by 4 percent from 2020 to 2021.