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Doc Fired After Deaths; Mass Shooting Blamed on Abortion Law; Record Drug Shortages

— Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff

by Genevieve Friedman, Perspectives Editor, 鶹ý

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Ronald Daniel, MD, was fired 2 weeks apart late last year at Woodhull Medical Center in New York City. (New York Times)

Meanwhile, a top transplant surgeon in Houston, J. Steve Bynon Jr., MD, has been accused of to make some of his own patients ineligible for new livers. (New York Times)

The Federal Trade Commission said it banned addiction treatment firm Monument from with advertisers.

An artificial intelligence model showed promise for identifying . (Scientific Reports)

Can empathy heal? Patients with chronic low back pain reported significantly better outcomes when they had (JAMA Network Open)

A state representative in Maine said the Lewiston mass shooting was a after lawmakers there expanded access to abortion last year. (The Hill)

Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) said the court ruling (from justices he chose) allowing the state to enforce an 1864 law criminalizing nearly all abortions . (AP)

Women who took abortion pills in ban states described experiencing about doing something potentially illegal with medications from suppliers they couldn't always confirm were "legit." (Washington Post)

Taking a cue from new abortion restriction laws, Tennessee lawmakers are considering legislation that would criminalize adults who without parental consent. (AP)

Young breast cancer survivors without a germline pathogenic variant in the 10 years after their diagnosis versus those with such variants (2.2% vs 8.9%). (JAMA Oncology)

Some hospitals are and will no longer automatically report new moms to state welfare officials when babies are born exposed to drugs. (CNN)

A non-partisan organization, Healing Politics, is on a mission to get more nurses . (Politico)

The 323 in the U.S. represents an all-time high, according the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, which began tracking shortages in 2001. (The Hill)

Costs for in-home healthcare for the elderly over the past year, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. (The Hill)

Consumer Reports is urging the federal government to from school lunch menus, amid concerns of elevated sodium and heavy metal levels. (NPR)

At least 20 states now have for Medicaid beneficiaries, according to a CDC report.

Three (mostly legal) solutions in "blood deserts" across the globe. (NPR)

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    Genevieve Friedman is the Perspectives Editor at 鶹ý. She is also a member of the content strategy team, co-producer of Anamnesis, and runs the interview series, “Medical Mavericks.”