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More Physicians Are Now Employees Rather Than Owners
An American Medical
Association survey revealed in May that for the first time, the
majority of U.S. physicians (50.2%) are now employees,
suggesting the nature of how and where physicians practice is at an
inflection point. Most experts agree that the trends driving down
the number of independent physicians will continue. But they also
concur that maintaining a diversity of physician practice is
essential to the field. Continue reading.
Texas Governor
Bans COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
On Monday, October 11th,
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order prohibiting any
entity, including private business, from enforcing a COVID-19
vaccine mandate on workers and called on state lawmakers to pass a
similar ban into law. It comes in response to President Biden's
mandate announced last month that all businesses with 100 or more
employees require their workforces get vaccinated or regularly
tested.
FDA Lowers
Voluntary Sodium Guidelines
The US Food and Drug
Administration announced it will be lowering its targets for
sodium content in processed, packaged, and prepared foods, but not
to levels recommended for cutting the risk of heart attack and
stroke. Read full guidance here.
Coinfection With
Influenza A Virus Enhances SARS-CoV-2 Infectivity
The upcoming flu season in
the Northern Hemisphere merging with the current COVID-19 pandemic
raises a potentially severe threat to public health. Through
experimental coinfection with influenza A virus (IAV) and either
pseudotyped or live SARS-CoV-2 virus, we found that IAV
preinfection significantly promoted the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2
in a broad range of cell types. Continue reading.
FDA: Do Not Use
Artnaturals Hand Sanitizer
The Food and Drug Administration is
warning people not to use any artnaturals hand sanitizers due to
safety concerns. The FDA said it put artnaturals hand sanitizer
products on its list of more than 200 hand
sanitizers that consumers should not use following multiple
unanswered attempts to talk to the company about the scope of the
contamination.
Tips to Improve
Telehealth Access for Disabled Patients
Many physicians are obligated
to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when
caring for their patients. It may come naturally to think about how
your physical space is designed to help your patients who are
disabled, but what about your digital space? Read more.
FDA Gives First
Greenlight to E-Cig
The first electronic nicotine delivery system
(ENDS) has passed the FDA's premarket approval process, showing
reduced harm compared with traditional tobacco products, the agency
announced last week.
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