Clara Jane Roberts Clara J. Roberts, Ph.D., has been hired by Lovelace Medical Group Neurology. She is a neuropsychologist and licensed clinical psychologist. Roberts earned her bachelor’s in psychology from the University of Washington in Seattle, her master’s in psychological science and her doctorate in clinical psychology at Seattle Pacific University. She completed her internship…
Cary-Medical-Center-640×400 The Women’s Imaging Center at Cary Medical Center has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in mammography as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology. CARIBOU, Maine – The Women’s Imaging Center at Cary Medical Center has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in mammography as the…
Mississippi lawmakers are sending their governor a bill that would create a medical marijuana program for people with serious medical conditions. Photo courtesy Add Weed on Unsplash JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers are sending their governor a bill that would create a medical marijuana program for people with serious medical conditions. If it becomes…
“It’s nice to be at a place where everyone’s in agreement,” House Drug Policy Committee Chairman Lee Yancey, a Republican from Brandon, said Tuesday. “It looks like that we’re finally going to be able to provide relief to those people with debilitating illnesses who suffer so badly.” Photo courtesy Mississippi Senate JACKSON, Miss. (AP) —…
LANSING, Mich. – A sixth Michigan hospital will receive staffing assistance from a federal medical team to help treat COVID-19 patients during the latest surge, state health officials said Monday. Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, where 100% of beds were occupied as of Monday, will be supported by as many as 25 additional personnel for 30…
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As Mississippi moves full-speed ahead on Senate Bill 2095, also known as the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act, Oxford CBD oil sellers chime in on the legislative proceedings. On Wednesday, the Mississippi state house voted 104-14 to pass a bill to create a medical marijuana program. The bill has been sent back to the state Senate…
Dive Brief: A new study reveals a racial bias in how clinicians describe patients in their electronic health records, raising concerns about stigmatizing language that could contribute to ongoing racial and ethnic healthcare disparities. Black patients were 2.5 times more likely to have one or more negative descriptor in their EHR compared with White patients,…
More Americans worry about unexpected medical bills than any other expense, according to polls by the Kaiser Family Foundation in 2018 and 2020. Unfortunately, those bills aren’t rare: 18% of emergency visits and 16% of in-network hospital stays had at least one out-of-network charge, a 2020 Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker study found. The No Surprises…
Media Credit: Grace Hromin | Senior Photo Editor The office’s director of medical research said OCR will serve as a centralized resource hub for members of SMHS’ 14 departments. Professors said a new office that the School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Medical Faculty Associates launched last month will increase the University’s efficiency…