United Behavioral Health has agreed to stop using algorithms to arbitrarily deny claims and to stop reducing pay for non-MD therapists ― while also agreeing to pay $16 million in restitution.
Contrary to early predictions that birthrates would increase, data show that the rates have fallen. Crude birth rates fell particularly in Southwestern Europe.
Centra Health in Virginia challenged a lawsuit filed by an oncologist who says he was fired in retaliation for complaining about their practices, but the court has ruled that the suit can go forward.
Viewing immunosuppression through the lens of disability could allow vulnerable people to require those around them to wear masks, argues a New York physician and policy expert.
Of the 110 women from whom researchers collected remote abortion outcome data, 95% had a complete abortion without additional medical interventions and none experienced adverse events.
Reproductive rights groups and Gov Gavin Newsom argue that Californians’ access to abortion would be threatened if he is recalled. But a governor’s power to restrict access to the procedure would be limited.
The source, not just the intake, of saturated fats may be crucial in determining the impact on cardiovascular disease risk, suggests a UK study that found switching to healthy foods could be beneficial.
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