Dentists and lactation consultations have touted cutting babies’ “tongue-ties” for years, but the increasingly popular operation has little efficacy research to back it up, The New York Times reported Dec. 18.
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New York governor signs medical debt reporting ban
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law that prohibits hospitals, healthcare professionals and ambulances from reporting a person’s medical debt to credit agencies.
Feds warn Georgia against allowing pharmacies to dispense marijuana
Georgia had been ramping up to become the first state to allow pharmacies to dispense medical cannabis. Now the Drug Enforcement Administration is warning pharmacies in the state that doing so would violate federal law.
SSM Health nurses set to stage 48-hour strike
Members of the National Nurses Organizing Committee plan to launch a 48-hour strike Dec. 27 at Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis.
Walgreens pulls VillageMD clinics out of Indiana
Walgreens’ VillageMD will exit the Indiana market and close a dozen clinics in the state in January 2024, which is in line with its majority owner’s cost reduction plans.
Essentia names chief medical officer
Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health has appointed Gratia Pitcher, MD, as chief medical officer after serving in an interim capacity since October.
Mississippi hospital names COO
Dave Estorge is the permanent COO of St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, Miss., part of Baton Rouge, La.-based Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System.
Georgia system names chief nursing officer
Valdosta, Ga.-based SGMC Health has promoted Cherise Giddens, BSN, RN, from her current role as vice president of clinical nursing to vice president and chief nursing officer.
Georgia system names leaders for physician recruitment, staff services
Valdosta, Ga.-based SGMC Health, a four-hospital system, has appointed Jessica Busque as director of medical staff services and Julie Blodgett as director of physician recruitment.
Kaiser funds 5 AI projects
The Coordinating Center of the Augmented Intelligence in Medicine and Healthcare Initiative by Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is funding five healthcare organization’s research projects focused on using artificial intelligence and machine lear…
