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Prescribing ADHD Meds by Telehealth Does Not Alter Risk for Substance Use Disorder Overall

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from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study using electronic health record data from March 1, 2020, to Aug. from Massachusetts General Hospital, said in a statement. Vinod Rao, M.D., “Our study supports the use of telehealth for ADHD stimulant therapy in clinical settings.”

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AI Model Can Aid Physicians in Skin Cancer Diagnoses

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percent in early-stage melanoma detection through a longitudinal analysis, improved clinicians’ skin cancer diagnostic accuracy by 11 percent on dermoscopy images, and enhanced nondermatologist health care providers’ differential diagnosis by 16.5 PanDerm outperformed clinicians by 10.2

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‘Gas Station Heroin’ Spurs Spike in Poison Control Calls, FDA Warns

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It claimed to provide “an unparalleled solution to cravings for opiates.” “That’s what tends to get people into trouble,” Dr. Hannah Hays of Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, said. The FDA sent a warning letter to the maker of a product called Tianna in 2018.

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Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

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Insurers must provide clearer explanations when care is denied and explain how patients can appeal. Starting next year, if a patient switches insurance plans while getting treatment, the new plan must honor the old plan’s prior authorization for at least 90 days.

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Midea Recalls 1.7 Million AC Units Over Mold Risk

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You can return your unit using a free shipping label provided by the company. Most models measure about 22 inches wide and 14 inches high, the recall notice said. Midea is offering customers a full refund or a free repair. You can also cut the power cord and send a photo to Midea to get your money back.

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After Dobbs, 42 Percent of Surveyed Abortion Providers in Abortion-Ban States Relocated

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from The Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus, and colleagues recruited clinicians who provided abortion the year before Dobbs and/or at the time of the survey to examine the proportion of abortion-providing clinicians who changed their primary state of practice. Dana Howard, Ph.D., Dana Howard, Ph.D.,

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What We Now Know About COVID Prevention and Treatment: A Podcast with Monica Gandhi

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We’ve lived through lockdowns, toilet paper shortages, mask mandates, hospital surges where ICU’s overflowed, a million COVID deaths, prolonged school closures, development and roll out of novel vaccines, an explosion of social isolation and loneliness, and the invention of the “zoom meeting.” . But hospitalizations are low.