Stories from Texas Medicine, November 2018

Evening Out the Scale: TMA Gears Up for Another Legislative Battle Over Surprise Bills - 02/09/2023

TMA gears up for another legislative battle over surprise bills.


Best of Both Worlds: Surgical Resident, Grey’s Anatomy Consultant Blends the Arts and Medicine - 12/17/2019

San Antonio surgical resident Michael Metzner, MD, blends his passions for the arts and medicine as a Grey’s Anatomy consultant.


Talk to Patients About: Whooping Cough - 07/02/2019

But pertussis has made a resurgence. Anti-vaccine sentiment and other factors allow pertussis to spread, especially in school children. But vaccination still remains the best protection.


Is Psychiatry Cool Again? More Residents Choosing the Specialty Could Mean Good News for Statewide Shortage - 02/26/2019

More residents choosing psychiatry could mean good news for the statewide shortage.


On a Medical Mission: New Osteopathic Medical School Changes How Medicine is Taught While Helping San Antonio’s Poorest Communities - 02/05/2019

Incarnate Word’s osteopathic medical school is changing how medicine is taught while helping San Antonio’s poorest communities.


Too Big a Step? Medicine Urges CMS to Reverse New Step Therapy Policy - 11/02/2018

Medicine urges CMS to reverse new policy allowing “fail-first” drug programs known as step therapy.


Punching Back: Hospital System Sued Again Over Alleged Peer Review Misconduct - 11/02/2018

Hospital system sued again over alleged peer review misconduct.


Q&A: Austin Family Physician Quenches Her Patients’ Thirst for Improved Health - 11/02/2018

Austin primary care physician Georgeanne Freeman, DO, aims to improve her patients’ overall well-being while increasing and diversifying the clinic’s revenue.