Ohio won't restrict gender-affirming care for adults but still goes after trans youth
Ohio officials have backtracked on plans to impose restrictions on gender-affirming health care for transgender adults.
Some restrictions will still apply to minors, and a new law banning most gender-affirming care for young people is set to go into effect in April. [ more ]
Ohio won't restrict gender-affirming care for adults but still goes after trans youth
Ohio officials have backtracked on plans to impose restrictions on gender-affirming health care for transgender adults.
Some restrictions will still apply to minors, and a new law banning most gender-affirming care for young people is set to go into effect in April. [ more ]
Queens jury convicts Kings Park physician in kickback scheme
Dr. Payam Toobian has been found guilty of running a kickback scheme and defrauding Medicaid.
Toobian allegedly gave gift cards and cash to doctors in exchange for patient referrals and instructed employees to add unnecessary procedures to increase Medicaid payments.
Toobian's corporation, America's Imaging Center, oversaw Long Island Radiology Associates and Empire Imaging of Forest Hills. [ more ]
Cook County says fixes help employees, pensioners breathe easier
Following years of consternation about whether Cook County's two main pension funds would fulfill its obligations to its 39,000 employees and retirees, county leaders are saying they are on track to reform.A pair of moves within the past year has freed up access to more pools of cash to help shore up the county's long-underfunded pensions, though fiscal experts say the county will have to be careful not to overcorrect and tie their hands on spending for other needs.
Advocates: Pride celebrations vital amid attacks on LGBTQ community
Carolyn Pinta and her family have been busy constructing a float and getting rainbow-hued decorations ready for the Buffalo Grove Pride Parade on Sunday, an annual event launched in 2019 by her daughter Molly, who was 12 at the time.Yet the mom describes an undercurrent of worry and tension surrounding this year's Pride celebration as much of the national political climate grows increasingly hostile to the LGBTQ community.
Heart transplant recipient dies after being denied meds in jail; ACLU wants an inquiry
In 2020, when Dexter Barry learned he would be the recipient of a healthy heart, he most looked forward to the possibility of watching his grandchildren grow up.Janelle King On the day he was arrested for a misdemeanor, Dexter Barry warned Florida police that if he did not take his anti-rejection medication, his heart would fail.
If ChatGPT Had Written This Article, The Prompt Would Have Been: 'Write Me A Story About All The Recent Privacy News (Because I Need A Nap)' | AdExchanger
There's been such a deluge of data privacy-related news over the past few weeks, I hardly know what to focus on in this newsletter.Congress debated AI regulations, Montana banned TikTok for everyone (not just on government devices), and Meta got fined more than $1 billion in Europe over a GDPR violation.
Maternity's Most Dangerous Time: After New Mothers Come Home
Sherri Willis-Prater's baby boy was 2 months old, and she was about to return to her job at a school cafeteria in Chicago.But as she walked up the short flight of stairs to her kitchen one evening, she nearly collapsed, gasping for breath.At the hospital, Ms. Willis-Prater, who was 42 at the time, was connected to a ventilator that pumped air into her lungs.
Sudanese doctors should not have to risk their own lives to save lives
A picture from May 1 shows an abandoned hospital in El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur, a state in Sudan.Weeks of fierce fighting in the country have had a devastating impact on health care.AFP via Getty Images On the afternoon of April 24, Dr. Attia Abdullah, a general medicine doctor and secretary general of the Sudan Doctors Trade Union, got a call: An airstrike had hit the Al-Kalakla neighborhood of Khartoum and civilian casualties were pouring in.
What Does It Actually Take to Build a Data-Driven Culture?
Most people who work on data science, AI, and digital transformation are painfully aware that it is often culture, not technology, that stymies their efforts.Many even know the high-level steps they're supposed to take to fix this problem - invest attention and money into changing people's mindsets and how the company uses data.