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Strata Decision Technology will acquire Allscripts subsidiary EPSi for $ 365 million. The deal, which is expected to close later this year, would merge together two business decision support systems, which provide health systems analytics on the cost of care. “By bringing these two outstanding companies together, we believe that we can build one of […]
On Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services withdrew anti-discrimination provisions for LGBTQ patients. Three days later, a landmark Supreme Court decision called the policy change into question. “It’s a bit of a whiplash. Friday sent a strong message from one branch of government and today sent the opposite message from another branch of […]
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he “totally disagrees” with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s phase 1 plans to reopen tattoo parlors, bars, hair salons and other nonessential businesses this week. Trump said Kemp’s decision violates the phase 1 guidelines the White House announced last week that recommends states wait to ease social distancing restrictions until there’s […]
Olga Miltsova/Shutterstock About to make a big decision on an empty stomach? You may want to delay the choice until you fire up your brain with some food. Taking a trip to the grocery store on an empty stomach is a risky business, as anyone who ever went to the market with a grumbling tummy […]
Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke believes every woman should be able to decide for herself when it comes to abortion. The former Texas congressman was at a campaign event in Ohio on Monday when a woman asked him whether he was “for” third-trimester abortions, claiming that “there’s really not a medical necessity for abortion.” O’Rourke, who attempted […]
A federal judge has dismissed key charges against a Michigan doctor accused by prosecutors of performing female genital mutilation (FGM) on young girls ― a decision that has prompted some concern among activists against the practice. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman dismissed conspiracy and mutilation charges against Dr. Jumana Nagarwala, a Detroit physician […]
My 15-year-old daughter Hannah threatened to cut off my thumbs, kill me in my sleep, and burn down the house with our family inside. Such was the power of her addiction, turning her from moody to malicious in a few short months. “Let me go,” she screamed. “I don’t want to live with you people.” […]
The government says it will reach a decision within the next few weeks on whether laws around medical cannabis will be changed. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs is now assessing the “balance of harms and public health needs” in terms of rescheduling treatments. It comes after high profile cases involving children with […]