CMS is also proposing that rural emergency hospitals be designated graduate medical education training sites, enabling more medical students to train in those areas.

The uncertainty the ruling creates could have a big impact on the pharmaceutical industry for years to come. 

The Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act would provide a permanent annual pay update tied to inflation.

Yue “Emily” Yu, MD, PhD, of Irvine, California, faces four felony counts and more than eight years in prison if convicted. 
 

The use of a common medication used to end pregnancy is now in question after a federal judge in Texas struck down its legality in a shocking decision.

“Without a doubt, this proposal created strong feelings across our membership," ACC President B. Hadley Wilson, MD, said in a statement. 

Having identified an “urgent” need for guardrails to keep healthcare AI from veering into an avoidable ditch, the Coalition for Health AI has put together a 24-page guide applicable to numerous groups of stakeholders.

Abbott previously issued a voluntary medical device correction about this problem, but no recall had been announced at that time. The recall includes devices distributed from November 2017 to February 2023.