Category Archives: Medical News
FETAL TISSUE RESEARCH
Recently, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued restrictions on obtaining research grants using “fetal tissue” in order to qualify for federal funding. It is important to note that “fetal research” is generally research that is performed using living fetuses either inside the uterus (in utero) or outside the uterus (ex utero). However, fetal research … Read More
DOCTOR’S DISCLOSURE ON PROBATION
On September 19, 2018, our former California Governor Brown approved Senate Bill No. 1448 into law. It is effective July 1, 2019. Under the current laws, the Medical Board of California issues licenses to, as well as regulates and imposes discipline upon physicians and surgeons. Similarly, there is the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, State … Read More
Important Choices To Preserve Humanity
President Harry Truman, on April 11, 1952, signed into law a bill that proclaimed the National Day of Prayer. Thereafter in 1988, President Ronald Reagan amended the law designating the first Thursday of May each year as the National Day of Prayer. While it is not a public holiday, there are countless prayer gatherings across … Read More
The Future of Healthcare Technologies and Interoperability
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has recently proposed new Rules in which the concept of INTEROPERABILITY will [continue to] increase the positive impact on our health system in general, and our own health care in particular, by utilizing electronic devices. What does Interoperability mean? I will summarize it being a process … Read More
New California Law: Use and Abuse of Drugs
Effective January 1, 2019, Business and Professions Code Section 740 became new California law (Assembly Bill  2760 was signed by then Governor Brown on September 10, 2018) requiring those who prescribe medication to be more vigilant of patients who have an increased risk of substance abuse. A prescriber is now required to provide education to … Read More
Canadian Government Legalizes Marijuana
On October 17, 2018, the Federal Government of Canada legalized cannabis. At best, this is a national experiment and controversial legislation. Clearly, the tax profits available to the Canadian government are enormous, and the vast numbers of businesses devoted to the production, distribution and sales of marijuana seem boundless. And, the question of health to … Read More
Mandatory Patient Prescription Reporting Data Base
On July 1, 2016, Health and Safety Code Section 11165.1 required all designated California licensed professionals who are authorized to prescribe, order, administer and/or furnish Schedule II, III and IV controlled substances to register, on a database that is commonly referred to as CURES 2.0, the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System. CURES is … Read More
California Recent Change to Marijuana Law
Under the ballot measure designated as Proposition 64 that was passed by 57% of the voters in the November 8, 2016 election that became effective November 9th: 1) those convicted of a felony as a result of possession, transportation &/or cultivation of marijuana can have it reduced to a misdemeanor; 2) the County Public Defender … Read More
Safeway Grocery Settles Claim of Employee With Disability
On November 2, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported a settlement regarding a food services employee on disability leave for a job injury at Safeway Grocery. Initially Safeway followed the law, Americans with Disabilities (ADA), which requires employers to reasonably accommodate employees with a disability; as such Safeway allowed the employee to … Read More
Federal Appeals Court Bars DOJ From Prosecuting Medical Marijuana Cases
On August 16, 2016, a three- judge panel of the 9th Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals (this is the federal appellate court that covers California) ruled against the Federal Government, holding the Department of Justice (DOJ) cannot prosecute marijuana cases when a STATE permits medical marijuana &/or a business or individual is … Read More