Investigators looking into sexual harassment allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo interviewed county officials about his “vaccine czar” calling them to assess their support for the embattled governor ByThe Associated Press May 8, 2021, 7:14 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article NEW YORK — Investigators looking into sexual… Read More »
Health Politics Loading the player… The Biden administration is potentially placing a ban on the sale of menthol cigarettes. The official announcement is set to happen this week, according to anonymous Biden administration officials. The decision will impact Black smokers most as they overwhelmingly use menthol cigarettes, as reported by The Washington Post, though advocacy… Read More »
The American Medical Association has adopted a policy supporting the voluntary inclusion of a transgender patient’s preferred name and clinically relevant sex-specific anatomy in electronic health records. At its interim meeting in San Diego this week, AMA’s House of Delegates called for creating EHR documentation that is fully inclusive of transgender patients. Ted Grudzinski “Failure… Read More »
The American Medical Informatics Association is asking the Trump administration to take a close look at both HIPAA and the Common Rule to see how they might be updated or harmonized for a new era of privacy policy. Specifically, the AMIA wants a more integrated approach to how policies aimed at both the “health sector”… Read More »