A decade ago, the Texas Legislature made a funding decision that devasted low-income women's access to health care and the physicians and community clinics that care for them. After 10 years, with the help of TMA advocacy and the formation of the Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition, funding for family planning and overall women's health is in significantly better shape.
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Empowering Internal Medicine Residents Through Health Policy: A Simple Approach to Inspire and Teach Action.
Cureus
September 2024
Internal Medicine, Dell Medical School, Austin, USA.
Background Most physicians receive little or no teaching about health policy during residency, despite accreditation organizations emphasizing the need to do so. Lack of time, expert faculty, and institutional financial support can be barriers to implementing a health policy experience. Aim Our goal was to educate internal medicine residents about the legislative process, improve their ability to engage with lawmakers and inspire them to effect policy change in their role as physicians.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCharacteristics of emerging new autoimmune diseases after COVID-19 vaccination: A sub-study by the COVAD group.
Int J Rheum Dis
May 2024
Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Article Synopsis
- A study investigated rare cases of systemic autoimmune diseases (SAIDs) reported after COVID-19 vaccinations by surveying individuals with new-onset SAIDs post-vaccination using a validated e-survey dataset.* -
- Of 16,750 participants, 74 reported new-onset SAIDs, mostly idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, arthritis, and polymyalgia rheumatica; higher incidences were found among Caucasians and Moderna vaccine recipients.* -
- The research concluded that while the occurrence of new-onset SAIDs post-vaccination is low, certain risk factors like pre-existing autoimmune diseases, mental health issues, and ethnicity were linked to these cases.*
Collaborative research in myositis-related disorders: MIHRA, a global shared community model.
Clin Exp Rheumatol
February 2024
Department of Neuromuscular Diseases and Centre for Rheumatology, University College London; and Department of Rheumatology and Queen Square Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Myositis International Health and Research Collaborative Alliance (MIHRA) is a newly formed purpose-built non-profit charitable research organization dedicated to accelerating international clinical trial readiness, global professional and lay education, career development and rare disease advocacy in IIM-related disorders. In its long form, the name expresses the community's scope of engagement and intent. In its abbreviation, MIHRA, conveys linguistic roots across many languages, that reflects the IIM community's spirit with meanings such as kindness, community, goodness, and peace.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBarriers and Enablers for Physical Activity Engagement Among Individuals From India With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Mixed-Method Study.
J Phys Act Health
May 2024
Department of Medicine, Dr TMA Pai Hospital (Udupi) and Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a complex, chronic condition that can cause multiple complications due to poor glycemic control. Self-management plays a crucial role in the management of T2DM. Lifestyle modifications, including physical activity (PA), are fundamental for self-management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTexas has taken some big steps to combat maternal death and illness in recent years. That was highlighted by one of the Texas Medical Association's biggest wins in the 2021 regular session of the Texas Legislature, when medicine's longtime advocacy resulted in an extension of Medicaid coverage for postpartum maternal care from two to six months under House Bill 133. This partial victory is just one of many that shows promise in addressing a major public health priority for TMA and the state.
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