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Henry Ford Health doctors sue over age-based cognitive screening assessments

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A Henry Ford Health ophthalmologist is suing the health system over its policy of requiring evaluations based solely on age, starting with 70-year-olds, according to a federal lawsuit. Dr. Lylas Mogk filed suit against Henry Ford Health and Henry Ford Medical Group in U.S. District Court in Detroit last month under the Age Discrimination in … Read more

What’s behind Iowa doctor’s push to license alternative COVID drugs?

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Horse dewormer containing ivermectin at Tractor Supply Co. in Ankeny.

An Iowa doctor is seeking a court order requiring pharmacies to fill the prescription drugs hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin to treat COVID-19. Dr. David Hartsuch, an emergency physician in Bettendorf, is seeking the order as part of a civil lawsuit against the Iowa Board of Medicine and the Iowa Board of Pharmacy in Scott County District … Read more