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Susan Reed, MD, on the future of menopause research and funding
Susan Reed, MD, on the need for menopause research funding, a clinical trials network, and studies in understudied groups and perimenopause. Future menopause research must deliver evidence in ways clinicians and patients can act on, and it needs sustained funding to do so, according to Susan Reed, MD, MPH, MS, professor emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington Reed spoke in an interview at.
sandiegomagazine.com
Meet the Unsung Heroes Making San Diego Hospitals Feel Like Home
Doctors are rightfully the faces of San Diego’s medical world, having spent sleepless years in residencies, mastering the art of reading X-rays, and turning their surgical hands into supernaturally precise instruments. But ask an MD—or anyone who has spent even a couple minutes in a hospital—and they’ll point to support staff or volunteers who’ve shown up for decades. Like the woman who bakes cookies for patients. The nurse who strums a ukulele to lift spirits. Or the case manager who makes a hospital stay feel like visiting family.
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Judge allows Rady Children’s Hospital to limit gender-affirming care to some new patients
San Diego Superior Court Judge Matthew Braner this week allowed Rady Children’s Hospital to limit gender-affirming medical care to some new patients. Kathie Moehlig, who runs TransFamily Support Services, said the decision will leave families with few alternatives. “If there is a new patient who is on the cusp...
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State workers in San Diego walk off the job in historic one-day strike over pay and health care
Hundreds of California state workers walked off the job in San Diego on Wednesday, staging a one-day strike,the first in the union's history, as they demand better pay and health care benefits.
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UCSD Health to provide psychiatric care at Casa de Amparo
SAN MARCOS — Casa de Amparo, UC San Diego Health and the UC San Diego School of Medicine have announced a new collaboration under which UC San Diego faculty and clinicians will provide psychiatric care to clients of the San Marcos-based nonprofit. As part of the partnership, UC San...
Voiceof San Diego
Judge Says Rady Children’s Can Partially Limit Gender-Transition Care
A Superior Court judge on Monday agreed to allow Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego to temporarily limit the gender-transition services it provides to new patients. Judge Matthew Braner ruled that Rady and its sister hospital in Orange County only have to provide puberty blockers to new patients, and then only if they’re on the cusp of puberty. New patients will no longer have access to hormone therapy or to puberty blockers at other stages of puberty.
Times of San Diego
San Diego will seek EMS bids despite questions over former chief’s role with potential bidder
The city of San Diego still plans to seek bids from private companies to run the city’s Emergency Medical Services system. The city is doing so despite potential conflicts of interest from one of the largest ambulance providers, American Medical Response, which now employs the city’s former fire chief, Colin Stowell.
The Money Overview
Sharp Health Plan ends its individual Medicare Advantage plans in San Diego on December 31, while its employer group retiree plans continue
Sharp Health Plan, the San Diego insurer, is ending its individual Medicare Advantage plans, and coverage under them runs out on Dec. 31, 2026. Members of those plans have to choose and enroll in something new for 2027, because Sharp says the old coverage does not carry over. Employer group retiree plans run by Sharp […] The post Sharp Health Plan ends its individual Medicare Advantage plans in San Diego on December 31, while its employer group retiree plans continue appeared first on The Money Overview .
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Escondido Clinic Lands Grant to Fix Dental Care for Kids With Disabilities
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stood inside Neighborhood Healthcare in Escondido two weeks ago to announce a $51 million federal grant initiative aimed at improving dental care for children with neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and intellectual disabilities. The visit put a San Diego County clinic at the center of a nationwide effort to make trips to the dentist less frightening and more accessible for kids who often struggle with standard exam rooms.
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Sharp Health Plan Drops Individual Medicare Advantage Plans, 17,000 San Diego Seniors Must Find New Coverage
Sharp Health Plan is pulling the plug on its individual Medicare Advantage coverage for 2027, a move that will force roughly 17,000 San Diego County beneficiaries to pick a new plan before the end of the year. The health system is notifying affected patients now; UnitedHealthcare offers its own Sharp-focused plans, which Sharp will continue accepting.