by PPN | Jun 27, 2024 | COVID, latest_news, National, News, Texas
The Texas Medical Association’s 171-year existence is rich with milestones. From ushering in significant legislative reforms and responding to emergencies to expanding its own operations and solving seemingly intractable problems, TMA has played an active role in...
by PPN | Jun 27, 2024 | latest_news, National, News, Pennsylvania
Seeking to mitigate the looming medical liability crisis caused by the reintroduction of trial lawyer “venue shopping”, medical professional organizations and others looking to reform Pennsylvania’s civil justice system called upon the state’s General Assembly and...
by PPN | May 29, 2024 | latest_news, National, News
In a new report offering guidance to the state bodies that license physicians, the Federation of State Medical Boards said doctors are responsible for their use of artificial intelligence and accountable for any harm the technology causes. “Once a physician chooses to...
by PPN | May 29, 2024 | Iowa, latest_news, National, News
The rate of cesarean births in Iowa has gone up since 2016 to a little over 30%, according to new data from the CDC. Nationally, the C-section delivery rate in 2023 came to 32.4%. Why it matters: That’s well above the 10-15% rate that the WHO considers...
by PPN | May 29, 2024 | Kentucky, latest_news, National, News, Tennessee
Legacy of RaDonda Vaught case still looms over nursing profession Kentucky has become the first state to decriminalize medical errors — a move many medical associations support. HB 159 was signed by Kentucky’s Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear on March 26...
by PPN | Apr 30, 2024 | Florida, Illinois, latest_news, National, New York, News
The United States is facing a shortage of obstetrician-gynecologists that is only expected to worsen moving forward. There were about 50,800 OB-GYNs practicing in the U.S. in 2018, already too few to meet the country’s rising demand. Roughly 3,000 fewer OB-GYNs will...
