domingo, 22 de febrero de 2026

Nursing Strikes are Making Headlines; Can Picket Lines Improve Patient Care? Jodi Helmer February 20, 2026

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/nursing-strikes-are-making-headlines-can-picket-lines-2026a10005df?src=

Groups Clash Over State Malpractice Reforms Amid Rising Premiums, Doc Shortage Steph Weber February 20, 2026

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/groups-clash-over-state-malpractice-reforms-amid-rising-2026a10005e6?src=

Rethinking Risk Communication Before Pediatric Surgery Brittany Vargas February 20, 2026

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/rethinking-risk-communication-before-pediatric-surgery-2026a10005ey

Promoting Whole-Body Imaging: Not There Yet Arthur L. Caplan, PhD February 20, 2026

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/promoting-whole-body-imaging-not-there-yet-2026a100050i

The Strategic Collapse of Public Health Surveillance Sandra Adamson Fryhofer, MD February 20, 2026

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/strategic-collapse-public-health-surveillance-2026a100056f?ecd=wnl_edit_tpal_etid8124177&uac=148436CN&impID=8124177

Re-Centering Rights, Recovery, And Evidence In US Mental Health Policy Carlos A. Larrauri Michael Ashley Stein Vikram Patel February 17, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/re-centering-rights-recovery-and-evidence-us-mental-health-policy On September 10, 2025, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released strategic priorities that represent a significant shift in federal mental health policy. The agency’s plan emphasizes “lasting [] recovery” through “gold-standard science” and promotes the expanded use of court-ordered psychiatric hospitalization (civil commitment) and court-ordered community treatment (assisted outpatient treatment or AOT) as mechanisms for “ending crime and disorder on America’s streets.”

Without The US, The World Health Organization Cannot Fulfill Its Mission Sam F. Halabi Lawrence O. Gostin February 17, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/without-us-world-health-organization-cannot-fulfill-its-mission This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, “Health Policy at a Crossroads,” produced with the support of the Commonwealth Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Articles in this topic offer timely analysis of regulatory, legislative, and judicial developments in health policy under the Trump-Vance Administration and the 119th Congress