US lifts hold on immigration applications for doctors, but leaves others waiting

Libyan Dr. Faysal Alghoula must renew his green card to continue caring for roughly 1,000 patients in southwestern Indiana, but hasn’t been able to since the Trump administration stopped reviewing applications for people from several dozen countries it deemed high-risk. Alghoula’s current visa will expire in September if his application is denied. But last week, … Read more

Experimental new drug could revolutionize pancreatic cancer treatment, doctors say

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Military families call out healthcare company 05:58 Now Playing Experimental new drug could revolutionize pancreatic cancer treatment, doctors say 02:03 UP NEXT Walmart, Aldi Recall Frozen Pizzas Over Salmonella Concerns 00:27 Skin Cancer Prevention Tips: Self-Examination, Sunscreen, More 04:00 FDA … Read more

Pennsylvania sues AI company, saying its chatbots illegally hold themselves out as licensed doctors

Pennsylvania has sued an artificial intelligence chatbot maker, saying its chatbots illegally hold themselves out as doctors and deceive the system’s users into thinking they’re getting medical advice from a licensed professional HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania has sued an artificial intelligence chatbot maker, saying its chatbots illegally hold themselves out as doctors and are deceiving … Read more

Delays in visa program threaten placement of hundreds of doctors in underserved areas

Hundreds of foreign doctors about to complete training in the U.S. will have to leave the country if the federal government doesn’t rapidly process their visa waiver applications, which have been languishing since the fall and winter, immigration attorneys say. The waiver program, run by the Department of Health and Human Services, allows physicians who … Read more

Patients say they want Alzheimer’s blood tests. Doctors aren’t sure they help.

The idea is straightforward: Take a blood test now, even without symptoms, and learn if you could some day develop Alzheimer’s disease. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Whether you should get this test is a more complicated matter. Most Alzheimer’s blood tests work by measuring … Read more

A rare Supreme Court apology, and some very different doctors on display: The news quiz

Two congressmen resign in disgrace, the president gets in hot water, and Rory McIlroy joins an exclusive club. Test your knowledge of the week in news, and take last week’s quiz here. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Source link

Menopause products are having a hot minute. But doctors urge women to be wary of the marketing surge

DALLAS — Women suffering through the hot flashes, night sweats, mood changes and sleep problems that can come with menopause — all while looking in the mirror and noticing signs of aging — are being bombarded with products. More open conversations about menopause and the period leading up to it — called perimenopause — are … Read more