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AI could transform healthcare. Can safety-net providers keep up?
Artificial intelligence is expected to reduce the burden on clinicians, but resource-poor safety-net medical institutions face multiple challenges in implementing AI, including technology, funding, and manpower, which may widen the digital divide in healthcare.
Cancer patients are living longer than ever. Pain drugmakers haven’t kept up.
Cancer patients are living longer, but pain management has not advanced in tandem. Drug development has stalled due to high risks, and while opioids are effective, they face supply shortages, insurance restrictions, and inadequate physician training. Patients, doctors, and researchers call for more innovative therapies and systemic reforms.
Disparity in vaccine access between states roils patients, providers
There is a clear divergence among U.S. states in COVID-19 vaccine access, with some states restricting vaccinations while others strive to ensure supply, raising concerns in the medical community about the fragmentation of public health policies.
Health department layoffs may be illegal, experts say
The mass layoffs implemented by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this month, due to their chaotic execution and procedural flaws, are considered by legal experts to potentially be illegal. The layoffs affect approximately 10,000 employees, involve the closure of multiple offices including statutory agencies, and termination notices contain erroneous information. Multiple unions and law firms have intervened, planning to challenge the legality of the layoff decisions through internal appeals or class-action lawsuits.
