Owens Giving Up Gavel As Doctors Open Meeting
Charleston AP Dr Leonard W Douglas will succeed Dr Kenneth N Owens as SC Medical Association heads into its 137th annual session amid court ruling concerns over the Boards power to discipline doctors The meeting runs through Sunday with reorganization Medicare reform and a new constitution on the agenda Delegates from across the state number over 200 and features AMA trustees chair John J Coury and columnist James J Kilpatrick
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Trendnotes on birth control methods rise in America
Voluntary surgical sterilization becomes the leading birth control method with over 7 million American women sterilized. About 4.5 million rely on male partner sterilization, and the share of couples with one or both spouses sterilized exceeds 40 percent. The pill remains the second option with 10 million users, followed by condoms, IUDs, diaphragms, and spermicides.
Opinion Affects Doctor Discipline May Be Appealed
The South Carolina case reviewing the medical board's disciplinary authority could be reheard by the state Supreme Court. Attorney General Travis Medlock's office is weighing whether actions against doctors already disciplined can be revoked and how the ruling affects board functions and licensing. The court held the board’s makeup unconstitutional due to exclusive SCMA nominations.
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Senate backs curb on exorbitant loan rates in South Carolina
State consumer advocate Steve Hamm says he expects House action to mirror the Senate on new limits for high finance charges. Sen. John Lindsay notes the bill would let courts deem loans unconscionable and could strip licenses from offending lenders, strengthening oversight.
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