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New Study Challenges Core Safety Assumption of Electroshock Therapy, Reigniting Calls for FDA Ban
A University of Houston study contradicts the long-held 'shunting theory' that ECT is safe, showing 82.5% of current flows through the brain, promptin...

CMS Finalizes Medicaid Work Requirements, Enrollees Urged to Comply
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued final rules implementing work requirements for Medicaid eligibility, prompting stakeholders an...

Hospitals Take the Lead in Tackling Health Care Access and Affordability
Hospitals are stepping up to address the health care cost crisis, as outlined by the American Hospital Association, with implications for patients and...

Psychiatry's Historical Resistance to Antidepressant Warnings Threatens New Deprescribing Plan, CCHR Warns
The Citizens Commission on Human Rights warns that organized psychiatry's pattern of downplaying antidepressant risks and opposing warnings could unde...

Proposed Rollback of AI Health Care Safeguards Stirs Debate Over Patient Safety vs. Innovation
Proposed HHS rule changes could ease requirements for AI medical software, sparking debate between accelerating innovation and ensuring patient safety...

Optimi Health Welcomes Australia's Updated TGA Framework for Psychedelic Therapy
Optimi Health Corp. highlights Australia's expanded psychedelic therapy framework, which broadens treatment settings and workforce capacity, potential...

Pekas Smith Outlines Key Criteria for Mental Health Disability Claims
Arizona disability law firm Pekas Smith explains the SSA's Paragraph B criteria for mental health claims, emphasizing the importance of thorough medic...

Health Care Affordability Crisis Fuels Push for Single-Payer System in Massachusetts
Rising health care costs are driving grassroots movements in Massachusetts to advocate for a single-payer system, a trend that could influence federal...

HHS Plans to Relax AI Healthcare Tool Safeguards, Sparking Debate
The Department of Health and Human Services proposes easing safeguards for AI healthcare tools, removing real-world testing requirements, drawing mixe...

