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TMB Clarifies New Fingerprinting Requirement
The Texas Medical Board (TMB) is taking steps to clarify the process and continues to update its frequently-asked-questions webpage as concerns arise. The fingerprinting requirement arose from Texas legislation passed in the 2023 session. Read more
Medicare Clinician Profiles Now Include Procedure Volume Data
Medicare patients looking for physicians and health professionals now can more easily access such data, including the number of certain common procedures a clinician performed and how that clinician ranks compared to others. Read more
Frustrations Grow as ADHD Drug Shortage Continues
More than a year after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a nationwide shortage of Adderall, doctors and patients say they are still struggling to get their hands on ADHD medications. Despite repeated promises from drugmakers that the supply crunches would be resolved soon, shortages persist, and frustration is growing. Continue reading
Respiratory Virus Season in the US Isn’t Over Yet
After a few weeks of decline, some measures show that flu activity is starting to pick up again and respiratory virus levels remain high overall in the US. During the week ending January 27, more than 82,000 people who visited an emergency department were diagnosed with influenza, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — an 8% rise, or about 6,000 more than the week before. Continue reading
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