NY adopts new HIV testing protocol
A law that took effect this week in New York requires hospitals and primary care providers to offer HIV testing to patients and allows patients to consent verbally. Under the old law, people had to...
View ArticleNY Lt. Governor proposes revamping Medicaid
This story on the Lt. Governor’s proposal to reform Medicaid was in yesterday’s paper, but I’m just getting around to blogging it. Today, the TU’s editorial writers weighed in on it. A vamp on revamp –...
View ArticleHealth Department approves certificate of needs for St. Peter’s and Whitney...
The New York State Department of Health updated its list of approved “Certificate of Needs” today. The web site lists health-related construction projects that were approved by the State Hospital...
View ArticleNY health commissioner bans bath salts
State Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah exercised a rare power on Monday when he issued a Commissioner’s Order banning the sale and distribution of an amphetamine-type substance marketed as “bath...
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