[New York Times] WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday stepped up his criticism of the Obama administration, accusing the Justice Department of making “frivolous” and “silly” arguments in its attempt to delay making the morning-after emergen…
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[New York Times] WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday stepped up his criticism of the Obama administration, accusing the Justice Department of making “frivolous” and “silly” arguments in its attempt to delay making the morning-after emergen…
04/22/2013
A Kidney for a Kidney
[Slate] Last month, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee made life a little better for people awaiting an organ transplant. It passed the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act, legislation designed to end the federal ban on research …
[Carehome.co.uk] The Welsh Government has launched its ‘Delivering End of Life Care’ plan ensuring families and professionals work together to plan for the end of life and that people are well-supported, wherever they choose to die.
The plan sets o…
03/20/2013
ACA: HIV Coverage Still Unclear
[MedPage Today] WASHINGTON — The Affordable Care Act (ACA) goes a long way to protect gays and lesbians against discrimination, but much of the law’s impact on them — as well as on anyone living with HIV — remains to be seen, ad…
02/24/2013
Do Patients Want More Care or Less?
[The New York Times]The woman’s wheeze was a head-turner, audible from across the emergency department. Along with a hacking cough, the musical, whistling sound prompted her to leave the children asleep with her sister one night and seek relief at th…
[Science Insider] A review of the 200 or so human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines approved by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for federal funding has found a possible ethical problem: Some of the cell lines may have involved sperm or egg donor…
[Washington Times] New York could soon shut down Catholic and other health care providers for not offering or referring for abortions. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, with enough support in the New York state legislature, could sign a reproductive health…
[Psych Central] A new study discovers that psychiatrists who are exposed to conflict-of-interest (COI) policies regarding pharmaceutical companies during their residency training are less likely to prescribe brand-name antidepressants.
The study is the…