Shetal Shah Journalist Profile

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The criminal enforcement of HIPAA

2 months ago | kevinmd.com | Muhamad Aly Rifai |Scott Abramson |Brian Jackson |Shetal Shah

Congress passed the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in 1996. This federal regulation was aimed at maintaining the privacy of medical records while ensuring the smooth flow of medical information pertinent to patient care. Penalties assessed for violations of the HIPAA Act mostly involve financial penalties (between $25,000 per violation up to $100,000 per violation).
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces confirmation, a look at his vaccine stance

2 months ago | kevinmd.com | Shetal Shah |Bryan Thomas |Molly Walker |Vibhav Prabhakar

The nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services raises concerns about the potential impact on public health policy. As hearings on his candidacy take place, it is important for senators to consider how his views and public statements have influenced physicians, children, and the broader health care system. Kennedy has been a prominent figure in the discussion around vaccines, often promoting claims that contradict established medical research.
The unseen consequences of another Trump presidency on children’s health

Nov 21, 2024 | tampabay.com | Shetal Shah

The kids will not be all right. In the aftermath of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, one overshadowed issue demanding immediate attention is the impact his electoral policies are likely to have on children’s health. While political appointments and immigration policy consume the media’s oxygen, the reality is a Trump presidency poses major concerns for the health of the most vulnerable members of our society: our children.
Children are too young to vote but too important to forget

Sep 5, 2024 | tampabay.com | Shetal Shah

Where are the children? Two months before a presidential election, the nation is focused on immigration and inflation. While candidates have addressed Social Security, tariffs and taxes, issues related to children have received far less airtime and column inches. Child health is absent from our electoral discussion. That is disappointing, given that kids are 22% of the population, and legislative policies play a large role in how they will fare over the next four years.
Premature babies need the Access to Donor Milk Act

Jul 22, 2024 | tampabay.com | Shetal Shah

Nothing is more heartbreaking than when a newborn dies, and we are not doing enough about it. Less than 2 years ago, U.S. infant mortality rose 3%, the first increase in decades. Babies die in the United States at much higher rates than peer nations. Our infant mortality rate is 4 times greater than Estonia and just slightly ahead of Sri Lanka. Dr. Shetal Shah [ Provided ]As a neonatologist, I care for critically ill babies.
Long COVID and your brain: the effect of virus and vaccines

May 12, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Marc Arginteanu |Ian Chan |Molly Walker |Shetal Shah

A bunch of symptoms, which may persist many months or even years after an acute COVID infection has cleared, have been described in the medical literature with increasing frequency since the onset of the pandemic. This constellation of findings has been dubbed “long COVID.” Long COVID’s effects on the brain, in particular, have certainly been in the news, and it’s also been popping up in the medical literature.
Does President Biden somehow want more children to smoke?

May 11, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Shetal Shah

Menthol cigarettes are seen for sale on a shelf at a Quick Stop store in Miami in 2010. [ JOE RAEDLE | Getty Images North America ]Does the White House want more children to smoke?
Does President Biden somehow want more children to smoke?

May 11, 2024 | tampabay.com | Shetal Shah

Does the White House want more children to smoke? Recently, the Biden administration shelved a proposal by the Food and Drug Administration to ban menthol flavoring in cigarettes and cigars, sidelining a measure that will save hundreds of thousands of lives and invalidating over 15 years worth of comprehensive review by the FDA on the public health dangers of this flavoring in tobacco products.
Another Voice: New York must improve Medicaid rates for children and pediatricians

Jan 13, 2024 | buffalonews.com | Shetal Shah

As a primary care pediatrician, it is no longer possible for me to provide high-quality medical care to children in Medicaid at the state’s current public insurance payment rates. If these rates do not increase, many pediatric practices in the upstate region, like my own, will either have to close or stop seeing Medicaid-enrolled patients, worsening access for children who need essential health care. Medicaid is the largest single child health insurer in New York.
Shakti Girls: This Navratri, Let’s Instill the Values of Courage, Strength, and Confidence in Our Girls

Oct 10, 2023 | americankahani.com | Shetal Shah

Imagine the mesmerizing sight of dancers gracefully twirling and moving in endless circles, fanning their colorful and intricately patterned traditional clothing. Imagine feeling the powerful vibrations of a dhol beating to the lyrical sounds of Gujarati folk music. And imagine hearing the triumphant echoes of dandiyas snapping together. Does your heart fill with joy? Mine certainly does.