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A Precautionary Approach to Touch in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

Bill of Health

We call on those promoting psychedelic therapies to uphold the field and patient safety ethically and effectively through rigorous evidence generation, improved training, evidence-informed standard setting, and external licensing/practitioner oversight.

Bioethics 359
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An Ob/Gyn Reflects on Dobbs: ‘The Time Has Passed for Neutrality’

Bill of Health

A line between bodily autonomy and state’s rights, a line between the doctor-patient relationship and the law. In a post- Roe world, we are forcing doctors to practice non-evidence based medicine without any room for recourse. Something is distinctly different about this time.

Doctors 261
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A Human Rights Approach to Personal Information Technology

Bill of Health

The agent can be informal, such as a spouse or caregiver, or legally bound as a fiduciary, such as a doctor. Either way, the ability to freely choose one’s partner or licensed fiduciary is a core human right. Alice can delegate permission to access her personal information to the agent or consultant of her choice.

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Report: Facebook Tracker Collecting Hospital Patient PHI

Compliancy Group

On the website of University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, for example, clicking the “Schedule Online” button on a doctor’s page prompted the Meta Pixel to send Facebook the text of the button, the doctor’s name, and the search term we used to find her: “pregnancy termination.”.

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Listening to Osler Listening to the Patient – Liberating Health Care at Medecision Liberation 2019

Health Populi

The word can connote freedom for clinicians to practice to the top of their license, and in a practice environment where technology is invisible and empowers diagnosis and patient relationships. TiSH not only erodes an individual’s health status, but prevents the health system from reaching that elusive Holy Grail, the Quadruple Aim.

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The 2021 Shkreli Awards: Lown Institute Counts Down the Top 10 Healthcare Industry Abuses in the Coronavirus Pandemic

Health Populi

When he led Turing Pharmaceuticals in 2015, he acquired a license for the drug Daraprim (an anti-malarial therapy also used for HIV/AIDS), raising the drug price from $13.50 10 – Medical staffing companies cut doctors’ pay while spending millions on political ads. #9- a pill to $750 a pill.