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Sanders tells Oz it’s not ‘cool’ that robots performing ultrasounds in Alabama
Alabama plans to invest $203 million in telerobotic ultrasound systems to address rural OB-GYN shortages amid the state's maternal mortality rate of 38.6 deaths per 100,000 births.
- In Alabama, the number of obstetrician-gynecologists has significantly dropped since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, leading to healthcare challenges.
- Mehmet Oz, an official with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, suggested that using robots for ultrasounds is a positive innovation to combat the issue of OB-GYN shortages.
- Rights groups have characterized the abortion ban as extreme, highlighting a healthcare crisis in Alabama.
- Senator Bernie Sanders and other critics have condemned the reliance on robotic healthcare, calling it an international embarrassment.
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Alabama's robotic ultrasound plan raises concerns from OB-GYNs
Alabama's proposal to use robotic ultrasounds in rural areas due to a shortage of OB-GYNs has drawn criticism from local healthcare professionals who argue it won't address the state's maternal care challenges.
·Birmingham, United States
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Dems Drag Dr. Oz For Calling Robot Ultrasounds ‘Cool’ Amid Dearth of Doctors
Screenshot/White House Dr. Mehmet Oz was loudly condemned for referring to robot ultrasounds as “pretty cool” on Friday, with many Democrats highlighting a lack of doctors that forced the use of machines in healthcare. Oz, who runs the nation’s Medicare and Medicaid programs, joined the visibly bored President Donald Trump and other healthcare advisers for a roundtable discussion about health care in rural America. “Alabama has no OBGYNs in many…
·United States
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