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Former surgeons general recount political pressure on the job
The New York Times [article limits]
Hear from four retired surgeons general from 1990 to 2006 on what life was like on the job. As the four reflected on their time in office at New York Academy of Medicine this month, the underlying was ‘how badly’ the U.S. needs independent public health leadership and ‘how often’ partisan politics obstruct that. [read more]
Signing opioid law, Trump pledges to end 'scourge' of drug addiction
NPR
President Trump signed bipartisan-supported legislation last week aimed at preventing addictions and helping people overcome addiction. The package focuses on ‘improving access to treatment services by lifting certain restrictions on Medicaid and Medicare coverage,’ plus supports starting comprehensive opioid recovery centers and government research into non-addictive drugs for pain management. [read more]
In a first, same-sex couple carries the same baby
CBS News
In a medical first, doctors in Texas helped a same-sex couple who both wanted to carry their baby go through with it using a special type of in vitro fertilization called ‘Effortless IVF.’ The sperm and eggs went into an INVOcell that was placed in one woman for five days where the egg fertilized; then doctors removed the INVOcell and transferred it to the other woman who carried it to term. [read more]
A rural community decided to treat its opioid problem like a natural disaster
NPR
Snohomish County in Washington state is taking a unique approach to the opioid epidemic facing the nation: they’re treating it like a life-threatening emergency in their community, similar to mobilizing for a natural disaster like a landslide or flu pandemic. [read more]
‘I’m Dr. Cohen’: The powerful humanity of the Jewish hospital staff that treated Robert Bowers
The Washington Post [article limits]
“We’re here to take care of sick people,” said Jeffrey K. Cohen, President of Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh who is also a member of the congregation where the Synagogue massacre happened. “We’re not here to judge you…[W]e’re here to take care of people that need our help.” [read more]
Why are pelvic exams on unconscious, unconsenting women still part of medical training?
Slate
Many teaching hospitals across the U.S. teach medical students how to perform a proper pelvic exam on women under anesthesia for gynecological procedures. Research shows that first-year medical students find this idea ‘morally problematic,’ but that students further down the line in medical school see it as less of an issue, a concept sometimes labeled as ‘ethical erosion.’ [read more]
State sending training teams to centers amid fatal outbreaks
US News
Following a fatal adenovirus outbreak in a New Jersey pediatric facility that left 10 dead so far, the state will send infection-control teams to assess infection prevention practices and deploy training at the facility. The state hopes to help prevent high death rates for any future outbreaks that may occur. [read more]
Trump administration’s new insurance guidelines for states, employers: 10 things to know
Becker’s Hospital Review
The Trump administration announced State Relief and Empowerment Waivers, a set of new guidelines and proposals aimed at giving states flexibility to lower premiums and increase choices for their health insurance markets. Here are 10 things to know about the changes. [read more] |
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Editors
Pete Thomson
Christine Comizio |
About the foundation
The purpose of the AMSA Foundation is to support the activities of the American Medical Student Association including education and career development, research projects and innovative community impact programs aligned with the strategic priorities of the organization. |
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