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Maternal-fetal medicine specialists have published new clinical standards for managing high-risk pregnancies in states with abortion bans. The guidelines aim to clarify when interventions are legally permissible and medically necessary, addressing confusion among physicians treating endangered patients. The move responds to reports of delayed or denied care, and is likely to fuel ongoing debate over how restrictive abortion laws affect pregnancy treatment.

Cuvo Health has published its 2026 state-by-state virtual clinic compliance report, finding that 33 of 51 US jurisdictions impose restrictions on the corporate practice of medicine. The report maps how these rules affect telehealth companies operating virtual clinics across the country, where differing state laws can limit business structures, physician employment arrangements and market entry.

Geeta Swamy has been appointed Dean of Boston University's medical school, according to an announcement carried by The American Bazaar. The appointment places an Indian-American physician and academic leader at the head of one of the major US medical institutions. Coverage so far focuses on the announcement itself, with no further details provided in the available reports.

The union representing about 150 doctors at Allina Health's Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids and its Unity campus in Fridley, Minnesota, announced Wednesday that it has reached a tentative agreement on a first contract with the health system. The deal follows a four-day strike by the physicians earlier this month, and union members are expected to vote on ratifying the agreement.