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USMLE Program Changes Step 1 Score Reporting to Pass/Fail in 2022

February 12, 2020

In 2022, the USMLE program will change score reporting for Step 1 to a pass/fail outcome.

WHO: "COVID-19" is New Name for Coronavirus Outbreak

February 11, 2020

The World Health organization has officially designated the coronavirus outbreak disease as COVID-19

U.S. Birth Weights Dropping Due to Earlier Delivery

February 11, 2020

Across the U.S. the average birth rate is dropping due to earlier deliveries, but not significantly enough to indicate more unhealthy pregnancies.

2019 Novel Coronavirus (Updated Feb. 2020)

February 9, 2020

The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is a new respiratory virus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. See Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) guidance on evaluation for patients who may be ill with or exposed to 2019-nCoV. and DC, Maryland and Virginia guidance on testing and reporting.

You're Not High - DC May Vote on Psychedelics

February 7, 2020

DC voters could soon vote to lessen penalties on possession of psychedelic plants and fungi.

MSDC Advocates for Physician-Patient Relationship in Hearing Aid Testimony

February 6, 2020

MSDC submitted testimony last week advocating for the value of the physician-patient relationship, in response to a hearing on a bill to regulate hearing aid sales.

Let's Hear It On Sugary Beverages!

February 4, 2020

MSDC wrote a letter to the Council of DC leadership urging a hearing on the Healthy Beverage Choice Amendment Act, to hear a full range of public health issues around taxing beverages.

Council Advances Protections for Sunscreen, Physicians Practicing Reproductive Medicine

February 4, 2020

MSDC welcomed positive developments at the Wilson Building, as the Council passed legislation permitting sunscreen application in schools plus advanced a bill to protect reproductive health practitioners.