Nearly seven months after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, a number of Puerto Rican dialysis patients who are left without a hospital must travel by plane for lifesaving treatment, The Atlantic reports.
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In honor of National Public Health Week, one direct-to-consumer genetic testing company suggested a key way DNA sequencing has driven improvements in public health — biobank development.
Medicare Part D beneficiaries in states with legalized medical marijuana are prescribed significantly fewer opioids than beneficiaries in states without medical marijuana laws, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
While the U.S.'s prescription opioid supply has declined since 2010, rates of fatal opioid overdoses have soared, suggesting illegal drug traffickers took advantage of the increased demand for illicit opioids amid declining access to prescription opioids, according to research conducted…
MITCHELL KATZ, MD. President and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals (New York City) On the top challenge “Opioid addiction is the problem. We are prescribing buprenorphine not only in the outpatient areas but actually from the emergency department. So…
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Days after FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, criticized social media companies for not doing enough to prevent the sale of opioids, Facebook, the parent company of Instagram, has cracked down on hashtags relating to the drug, according to CBS News.
CRAIG AASVED. CEO of Shodair Children’s Hospital (Helena, Mont.) On the top challenge “I believe suicide continues to be the most significant threat facing Montana today. At Shodair, about 75 percent of patients admitted to our acute care unit have…
DAVID WOOD, JR., MD. Executive Vice President and CMO of Beaumont Health (Southfield, Mich.) On the top challenge “The opioid crisis is consuming the state and our health system with full force right now. The epidemic is taking so many young…
JOHN JAY SHANNON, MD. CEO of Cook County Health & Hospitals System (Chicago) On the top challenge “The opioid crisis continues to be one of the most significant challenges for public health in Cook County and across Illinois. It is…
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger reduced opioid prescriptions by more than 50 percent systemwide since 2012, according to a report from WHYY.