Dr. Akira Ishiyama with a young MD, fall 2021 LOS ANGELES, Calif. — In October 2021, Armenian International Medical Fund (AIM Fund) completed its 22nd medical mission to Armenia. Akira Ishiyama, MD, surgeon and professor in the Division of Head and Neck Surgery, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, and Salpy Akaragian, PhD, RN, director…
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At some point you’ve probably used health-related supplies that created some type of medical waste. That’s the leftover trash or disposable byproduct from your health care. Examples of medical waste include: Medical sharps, such as needles and syringes Disposable masks Used bandages or other dressings Body parts removed during surgery Samples from tests, like blood,…
The lead page of the article detailing the findings of ABMDR’s COVID-19 research. LOS ANGELES, Calif. — An article containing the findings of a major COVID-19 research conducted by the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR) has been published in “Frontiers in Immunology,” one of the world’s leading medical journals. The results of the landmark…
NEW YORK (AP) While New York’s much-anticipated legal pot shops could be a year away from opening, the state is making medical marijuana much more available now. As of late last month, clinicians can greenlight medicinal pot for any condition they think it would help, not just for a limited list of ailments. In the…
In 2016, Hoffman et al. documented ongoing racial misconceptions held by medical students and residents.1 The authors showed a series of statements concerning biologic differences between groups described as “Blacks” and “Whites” to three groups of “White” people: participants with no medical training, medical students at the University of Virginia (UVA), and UVA residents. Participants…
Mississippi is legalizing medical marijuana for people with debilitating conditions such as cancer, AIDS and sickle cell disease. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed the legislation Wednesday and it became law immediately. It could be months before the first marijuana dispensaries open. “There is no doubt that there are individuals in our state who could do…
The passage of the “no surprises” legislation in Congress and its implementation Jan. 1 has been a cause for celebration. Consumer protection legislation is hard to pass these days for a lot of reasons including heavy opposition from the business community and indifference from the politicians. But sustained media coverage and public outrage over the…
Brooke Menschel, a lawyer with Brooklyn Defender Services, said that the organizations had received hundreds of reports over the last several years from people who the Department of Correction said had refused medical care, but who said they were not, in fact, offered care by the department. “We’ve got people who’ve been asking to go…
Dealmaking in 2021 for home-based care had its highs and lows. On an annual basis, home health, home care and hospice operators saw an overall spike in M&A activity, according to the latest update from advisory firm Mertz Taggart. In total, there were at least 166 home health, home care and hospice deals in 2021,…
Patients worried about getting hit with an unexpected bill after emergency care gained a layer of protection this month from a new federal law. The No Surprises Act prevents doctors or hospitals in many situations from billing insured patients higher rates because the care providers are not in their insurer’s coverage network. The law won’t…