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Even when Mage “placed” in the Florida Derby several weeks ago in an impressive run, no one would have imagined he’d win the run for the roses at Churchill Downs.  While 15-1 odds are sizable for a Derby winner, the odds of seven horses dying in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby were more remote.  Both beat the odds. As of this week, there was an eighth death, as Rio Moon suffered a, “catastrophic injury to his left leg,” according to NBC News. 

While the insiders who make their livings on or around the racetrack know that injuries and even the death of a horse is not entirely preventable, Churchill Downs might want to take some lessons from other venues and racing associations who have gotten out in front of this issue.

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In the United States, it is well established that individual states and territories, rather than the federal government, regulate the practice of medicine within their borders. That means that unless there is an exception, a provider must be licensed in the state in which the patient is located in order to deliver a medical diagnosis or to prescribe treatment to a patient in a specific jurisdiction. The licensure process is burdensome and expensive, effectively impeding all but the most determined physician from seeking this legal authority to practice beyond his or her state’s borders.

Now that the dust is settling as we get accustomed to our post-pandemic world, those in the telemedicine world and organizations thinking about providing remote second opinions are still seeking clarity on what remote programs are possible. Has anything changed? Or, are we back to where we started before the pandemic?

Pediatric health care workers are fearing the tripledemic. The RSV surge alone is overwhelming pediatric hospitals, according to the Advisory Board.^[1] While today COVID seems to mostly be a retrospective, it still is a real threat. And the flu season is just beginning. Does that mean we are returning to pandemic-like conditions this winter?