MARQUETTE, Mich. — Providing abortions was the last thing Shawn Brown thought she’d be doing when she opened an urgent care clinic in this remote town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. But she also wasn’t expecting the Planned Parenthood in Marquette to shut down last spring. Roughly 1,100 patients relied on that clinic each year for…
To address the complicated healthcare landscape in the U.S., Pfizer launched a new direct-to-consumer virtual service called PfizerForAll. It follows Eli Lilly, which launched a similar product in January. The post Why Pfizer Is Dipping Into DTC Telehealth With PfizerForAll appeared first on MedCity News.
Policy executive Aisha Pittman breaks down the association’s recommendations for innovation in the Medicare Shared Savings Program
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump repeatedly said that restricting abortion access at the national level would not be a priority in a second term. “My view is, now that we have abortion where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legislation, or perhaps both, and whatever they…
At DiMe’s Healthcare 2030 Summit, four healthcare leaders shared the innovations they believe could most improve care, from AI-driven solutions to reduce medical errors to stronger primary care relationships that could save billions. The post 4 Execs’ Wishes for a Better Healthcare Future appeared first on MedCity News.
Centralized data aggregation is a necessity for homecare providers looking to address fragmentation, improve outcomes, and stay competitive in the rapidly evolving landscape. The path forward requires investment in tools that collect and transform data into actionable information. The post Centralized Data Aggregation in Homecare Powers Interoperability and Client-Centered Care appeared first on MedCity News.
The city of Beverly Hills has agreed to train its employees on abortion clinic protections after local officials interfered with the opening of an abortion clinic in “blatant” violation of state law, according to a proposed settlement to be unveiled Thursday by California Attorney General Rob Bonta. Bonta’s office said the city’s then-mayor, city attorney,…
The gut microbiome matters for patients taking antibiotics Fecal transplants began as early as the first or second century as part of Chinese medicine. I used to joke about poop (fecal) transplants; I never thought I would dedicate my professional career to this topic. My father was an agricultural engineer who managed a wastewater treatment…
Juana Valle never imagined she’d be scared to drink water from her tap or eat fresh eggs and walnuts when she bought her 5-acre farm in San Juan Bautista, California, three years ago. Escaping city life and growing her own food was a dream come true for the 52-year-old. Then Valle began to suspect water…
By MIKE MAGEE My father and Arnold Palmer had a great deal in common – and none of it involved golf. They were both men of faith and lived into their 80’s. My father was Catholic, and Arnold Palmer was Presbyterian. But on the day that Palmer died (September 25, 2016), Benedictine Archabbot Douglas R….