An attempt this year to give the Medical Board of California more money and power to investigate complaints of fraud, gross negligence, sexual misconduct and other misbehavior is under attack from one of the most politically potent forces in California’s Capitol: doctors themselves.
Australia was battling to contain several COVID-19 clusters around the country on Monday in what some experts have described as the nation's most dangerous stage of the pandemic since the earliest days.
More than $30 million of federal funding could be directed toward expanding child care capacity in Montana under recommendations approved by a state health advisory commission.
In addition to concerns about respiratory complications from anesthesia, COVID may affect multiple organs and systems, and clinicians are still learning the implications for surgery.
CMS inspects hospitals every three to five years and it can't require more frequent inspections for about 90% of Medicare and Medicaid-approved hospitals, according to an HHS Office of Inspector General report.
Across the U.S., many hard-hit businesses eager to return to normal have been reluctant to demand proof of vaccination from customers. And the public and the politicians in many places have made it clear they don't care for the idea.
Thrown off-stride to reach its COVID-19 vaccination goal, the Biden administration is sending A-list officials across the country, devising ads for niche markets and enlisting community organizers to persuade unvaccinated people to get a shot.
The drugmaker agreed to permanently end the manufacturing and distribution of opioids across the nation.
