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Prior authorization; or How I Became Radicalized.

I don't deal much with prior authorization, thank god. I'm IR, so much of what I do is either inpatient, or accepted reimbursable outpatient treatments. I've...

In Houston, Texas Children's Hospital is sued by the parents of a drowned child to stop brain death testing

Texas Tribune: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/22/texas-childrens-hospital-brain-death-testing-annelise-camp/ Case 2-year-old girl and her parents were at a family gathering on Memorial Day 2026. The girl walked into the hotel pool without a...

ABC News: Military services again requiring recruits to get flu shots as 222 recruits at San Antonio base sickened by influenza

https://abcnews.com/Health/military-services-requiring-recruits-flu-shots-air-force/story?id=134126794 A real-world, ongoing experience with infectious disease prompted the military services to restart something that had been in place since the end of World War...

Flint Township parents charged with murder in death of severely overweight 7-year-old son

Flint Township, Michigan parents face second-degree murder and child abuse charges after their 7-year-old son, who weighed 255 pounds at the time of his death,...