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Healthcare administration and information technology

02/16/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #425 - 2/16/2026

Today's top stories:
- Kennedy allies push to overturn school vaccine mandates
- Michigan plans new taxes to fund Medicaid
- Dr. Oz touts AI for rural care

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Editor's Notes: A well-organized group: the Medical Freedom Act Coalition, is pushing hard to eliminate state vaccination mandates for pre-K and kindergarten. They argue that vax decisions should be up to parents. Counter arguments go something like this: States mandate school vaccinations to keep o...

02/14/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #424 - 2/14/2026

Today's top stories:
- Study: No link between COVID shots in pregnancy & autism
- DEI in med schools under fire for lowering standards
- GLP-1 meds linked to scurvy risk

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Editor's Notes: Another study found no link between autism and COVID vaccinations for pregnant women and their babies. A peer reviewer from Case Western found the study "very robust" and should help put to bed the controversy. The editorial piece below is from former dean of U Penn Medical School -....

02/13/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #423 - 2/13/2026

Today's top stories:
- Healthcare leads US job growth
- FDA blocks Moderna’s mRNA flu shot
- AI robot companions for seniors

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Editor's Notes: Over the past year or so, we've noticed that healthcare (arguably the most labor-intensive US industry along with education) continues to lead US employment. Perhaps the one sector that will not get the "AI hit" that other industries will see. A number of stories and editorials criti...

02/12/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #422 - 2/12/2026

Today's top stories:
- MedPAC faces criticism for Medicare Advantage cuts
- Dr. Oz, social drinking & health risks
- AMA launches independent vaccine review

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Editor's Notes: Here's the deal with TrumpRx: if you have no insurance, the site can help with Ozempic and with fertility drugs (in line with Trump's focus on family). If you are looking for other drugs (e.g. hypertension drugs) -and you have no insurance - a better bet is go with generics, since Tr...

02/11/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #421 - 2/11/2026

Today's top stories:
- Alzheimer's diagnosis sparks debate
- Novo Nordisk sues Hims & Hers over Ozempic
- Trump admin to cut $600M in health funds

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Editor Notes: Turns out diagnosing Alzheimer's is trickier than you might think. Not simply a matter of protein types in the brain. Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk is suing Hims & Hers for basically patent infringement on Novo's GLP-1 drugs. H&H had clearance to make a version during a supply shortage, b...

02/10/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #420 - 2/10/2026

Today's top stories:
- States misuse $30B in welfare funds
- Dr. Oz urges measles vaccination as cases rise
- Coffee (not decaf) may lower dementia risk

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Editor's Notes: Attention turning to Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF), which supplies financial aid to poor families - most notably single moms with kids. TANF is not Medicaid, but if you are on TANF, you are almost always eligible for Medicaid. Dr. Oz encouraging folks to get vaccinated again...

02/09/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #419 - 2/9/2026

Today's top stories:
- Congress blocks $33B health cuts
- Telehealth blockchain firm eyes Nasdaq
- GLP-1 drugs: new aging risks

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Editor's Notes: Sign of the times: a health blockchain company going public. Slowly but surely we will see more financial and health applications of blockchain - essentially a way for multiple parties to come to agreement on what "the truth" is, data wise. Interesting warnings on GLP-1 drugs (e.g. O...

02/07/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #418 - 2/7/2026

Today's top stories:
- TrumpRx launches for discounted meds
- Texas ranks last in kids' health coverage
- Podcast: C-sections done without anesthesia

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Editor's Notes: The NY Times Daily Podcast below (I gifted this podcast so you should be able to hear it) - is a bit scary: about women undergoing C-Sections without anesthesia because the specialists messed up. Imagine major abdominal surgery w/o painkillers. TrumpRx launched. It's a direct to cons...

02/06/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #417 - 2/6/2026

Today's top stories:
- Equifax accused of Medicaid price-gouging
- Gut can produce alcohol w/o drinking
- Diet's impact on mental health

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Editor's Notes: Gut health cropped up a few times today: Turns out you can get damage from alcohol without even drinking. Diet can impact mental health And then there's this - upcoming Super Bowl Ad for Raisin Bran Had to include the article on OB/GYN robotic surgery - you have to love that title. R...

02/05/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #416 - 2/5/2026

Today's top stories:
- Congress funds government, extends PBM & telehealth rules
- Diet soda tied to dementia risk
- Home births rise amid medical mistrust

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Editor's Notes: The federal government shutdown that began January 31 has ended; Trump signed the funding bill on Tuesday, February 3, and most agencies, including Health and Human Services (HHS), are now funded through September 2026, when we may wind up doing this again. The NY Times had a lot of....

02/04/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #415 - 2/4/2026

Today's top stories:
- ChatGPT Health: What doctors should expect
- Planned Parenthood drops Medicaid lawsuit
- U.S. life expectancy hits 79 years

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Editor's Notes: LATE BREAKING: The House passed a bill to end shutdown. This means funding for Health & Human Services. Trump likely to sign bill. Doctors can look forward to patients doing some customized research on ChatGPT Health (which integrates data from wearables and medical records). Planned...

02/03/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #414 - 2/3/2026

Today's top stories:
- Florida restricts free HIV drug access
- KFF poll: Prior auth is top patient burden
- AI-powered primary care on the rise

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Editor's Notes: On the shutdown - the latest is that we expect the House to vote on the Senate bill on Tuesday. Gonna be tight due to little if any Democratic backing and concerns from some Republicans. NY Times article explores "dissociative identiy disorder" and related obsessive compulsive disord...

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