Medicaid MCOs Deny Care at an Alarming Rate, Audit Finds at AshTip Solution.

I remember what it was like to be a medical student at a well-known cancer hospital where patients were dying of cancer. In life's final stages, it was not uncommon for physicians to increase the dose of morphine; it alleviated pain, eased labored breathing, and yes, probably hastened the inevitable for patients who were in their final hours. In these scenarios, no one considered this euthanasia, and no one questioned whether it was the right thing to do. 2023-07-07

Despite increased societal gains, transgender individuals are still a medically and socially underserved group. The historic rise of antitransgender legislation and the overturning of Roe v. Wade, further compound existing health care disparities, particularly in the realm of contraception and pregnancy. Obstetrician-gynecologists and midwives are typically first-line providers when discussing family planning and fertility options for all patients assigned female at birth. Unfortunately, compared with the surgical, hormonal, and mental health aspects of gender-affirming care, fertility and pregnancy in transgender men is still a relatively new and under-researched topic. 2023-07-10

Symptom status and quality of life (QoL) improved significantly in patients with coronary-artery chronic total occlusions (CTO) successfully opened by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) compared with such patients with unsuccessful CTO-PCI or on medical management only. 2023-07-24

WHO led two life-saving missions to transfer 32 critical patients, including two children, from Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza on 18 and 19 February, amid ongoing hostilities and access restrictions. The high-risk missions were conducted in close partnership with the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The team also provided limited supplies of essential medicines and food for the remaining patients and staff who are otherwise cut off from aid. 2024-02-22