Policy

Following the deemed consent legislation for organ donations passed in some providences of Canada, researchers explored public opinion and found a call for transparency and communication from the government.

Reducing sexual violence through policy and societal changes may benefit the mental health of adolescents and contribute to shrinking gender gaps in internalization of mental health issues, per a study published in Lancet Psychiatry.

Government intrusion into medicine that hinders access to safe, evidence-based reproductive health services — such as abortion and contraception — is a violation of human rights, according to the AMA.

The American Kidney Fund announced its support for the passage of legal protections for living organ donors in Minnesota and Louisiana.

The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network identified a 5.1% increase in transplants per 100 active patient years following its 2021 policy change, according to a presentation at the American Transplant Congress.

Following the Medicare reimbursement policy in 2011 that recommended erythropoietin-stimulation agent dosing changes, researchers found reduced dosing and lower hemoglobin levels in anemia care among patients on hemodialysis.

The American Kidney Fund announced its support for the passing of The Giving the Gift of Life Act, which protects living organ donors in the state of Georgia.

Barriers to widespread peritoneal dialysis use in the United States include misaligned incentives, varying data, temporary transitioning costs and more, according to a review published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

A transport policy for emergency medical services resulted in a substantial and swift increase in rates of endovascular therapy after acute ischemic stroke, according to findings from a single-center study published in JAMA Neurology.

New survey results show that primary care clinicians have an increasingly active role in COVID-19 vaccination efforts, but they are simultaneously grappling with an “uncertain” future, according to the Primary Care Collaborative.