Medicine & Policy - Physicians News https://physiciansnews.com Health news for doctors and patients. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:33:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://physiciansnews.com/photos/2024/04/logoforFB-trans-75x75.png Medicine & Policy - Physicians News https://physiciansnews.com 32 32 Inside Project 2025: Hard Right Turn Against Abortion, First Amendment https://physiciansnews.com/2024/08/06/inside-project-2025-hard-right-turn-against-abortion-first-amendment/ https://physiciansnews.com/2024/08/06/inside-project-2025-hard-right-turn-against-abortion-first-amendment/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2024 14:58:48 +0000 https://physiciansnews.com/?p=281588

Project 2025 calls for removing from grants, regulations, and legislation words such as abortion, reproductive health, reproductive rights, and any other term “used to deprive Americans of their First Amendment rights.”

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Kamala Harris Would Take an Outspoken Approach to Women’s Health Care https://physiciansnews.com/2024/07/25/kamala-harris-would-take-an-outspoken-approach-to-womens-health-care/ https://physiciansnews.com/2024/07/25/kamala-harris-would-take-an-outspoken-approach-to-womens-health-care/#respond Thu, 25 Jul 2024 17:39:53 +0000 https://physiciansnews.com/?p=281559

Harris is expected to take an aggressive stance in support of abortion access — hitting Trump on an issue that could undermine his campaign

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Trump Is Wrong to Claim Credit for Lowering Insulin Prices https://physiciansnews.com/2024/07/25/trump-is-wrong-to-claim-credit-for-lowering-insulin-prices/ https://physiciansnews.com/2024/07/25/trump-is-wrong-to-claim-credit-for-lowering-insulin-prices/#respond Thu, 25 Jul 2024 17:20:20 +0000 https://physiciansnews.com/?p=281552

By Jacob Gardenswartz “Low INSULIN PRICING was gotten for millions of Americans by me, and the Trump Administration, not by Crooked Joe Biden. He had NOTHING to do with it,” said former President Donald Trump in a Truth Social post, June 8 Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that he — and not President Joe Biden […]

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Pharmacists Say Biden’s Plan to Lower Drug Costs May Lead to Shortages https://physiciansnews.com/2024/06/11/pharmacists-say-bidens-plan-to-lower-drug-costs-may-lead-to-shortages/ https://physiciansnews.com/2024/06/11/pharmacists-say-bidens-plan-to-lower-drug-costs-may-lead-to-shortages/#respond Tue, 11 Jun 2024 15:30:12 +0000 https://physiciansnews.com/?p=280302

Independent pharmacists say the new rule is causing them financial trouble and hardship for some Medicare patients.

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Presidential Rematch Could Decide Fate of Obamacare https://physiciansnews.com/2024/06/03/presidential-rematch-could-decide-fate-of-obamacare/ https://physiciansnews.com/2024/06/03/presidential-rematch-could-decide-fate-of-obamacare/#respond Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:34:24 +0000 https://physiciansnews.com/?p=280260

1.3 million people enrolled in health coverage this year through Obamacare in Georgia, which has seen a 181% increase in enrollment since 2020.

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Florida First State To Allow C-Sections Outside of Hospitals https://physiciansnews.com/2024/05/28/florida-first-state-to-allow-c-sections-outside-of-hospitals/ https://physiciansnews.com/2024/05/28/florida-first-state-to-allow-c-sections-outside-of-hospitals/#respond Tue, 28 May 2024 14:15:50 +0000 https://physiciansnews.com/?p=280245

Florida has become the first state to allow doctors to perform c-sections outside of hospitals, giving pregnant women the homier birthing atmosphere that many desire.

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New Guidance on Providing Medication to Kids in Schools https://physiciansnews.com/2024/05/28/new-guidance-on-providing-medication-to-kids-in-schools/ https://physiciansnews.com/2024/05/28/new-guidance-on-providing-medication-to-kids-in-schools/#respond Tue, 28 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://physiciansnews.com/?p=280234

It’s essential for students who rely on medication during the school day to receive it in a safe, private and easily accessible manner. 

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Biden Leans Into Health Care, Asking Voters To Trust Him Over Trump https://physiciansnews.com/2024/05/24/biden-leans-into-health-care-asking-voters-to-trust-him-over-trump/ https://physiciansnews.com/2024/05/24/biden-leans-into-health-care-asking-voters-to-trust-him-over-trump/#respond Fri, 24 May 2024 13:32:35 +0000 https://physiciansnews.com/?p=280212

President Joe Biden wants to remind voters that Donald Trump tried to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

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How Much of Trump’s Health Agenda Has Biden Undone? https://physiciansnews.com/2024/05/07/how-much-of-trumps-health-agenda-has-biden-undone/ https://physiciansnews.com/2024/05/07/how-much-of-trumps-health-agenda-has-biden-undone/#respond Tue, 07 May 2024 18:52:24 +0000 https://physiciansnews.com/?p=280176

President Joe Biden or his officials were quick to reverse many of the health policies Donald Trump implemented.

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I’m a political scientist, and the Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling turned me into a reproductive-rights refugee https://physiciansnews.com/2024/05/07/im-a-political-scientist-and-the-alabama-supreme-courts-ivf-ruling-turned-me-into-a-reproductive-rights-refugee/ https://physiciansnews.com/2024/05/07/im-a-political-scientist-and-the-alabama-supreme-courts-ivf-ruling-turned-me-into-a-reproductive-rights-refugee/#respond Tue, 07 May 2024 13:48:28 +0000 https://physiciansnews.com/?p=280169

While the decision clearly imperiled the future of IVF in Alabama, it was not clear to us whether we would be allowed to continue the process we had begun.

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