Health Headlines for Monday, June 27
How Telemedicine Is Transforming Health Care
Wall Street Journal
After years of big promises, telemedicine is finally living up to its potential.
Safety-net bill nobody saw coming could set 2017 budget agenda
Politico
Shortly before the 2016 legislative session ended this month, a bill that for months had flown under the radar moved quickly through both houses, taking even its strongest advocates by surprise.
Bill Would Require Relatives’ Consent for Schools to Use Cadavers
New York Times
Ever since grave robbers haunted American cemeteries and medical students paid for fresh corpses, New York State law has appropriated unclaimed bodies on behalf of medical schools that teach anatomical dissection.
‘Wellness is here to stay’
Observer Dispatch
The prices in the Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare cafeteria have gone up. And down. To encourage employees and visitors to eat healthier, the cafeteria now charges less for many healthy options and more for less-healthy choices.