Public Health

Volunteer dentists and hygienists at the Community Dental Clinic in Clearwater, Fla., are helping uninsured patients avoid emergency room visits for dental problems by encouraging dental education and follow-up visits, according to a Tampa Bay Times report.

A car crashed into Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Midtown Hospital early Monday morning, reports the Tristate Homepage.

Infants born withdrawing from opioids due to drug exposure in utero may have a higher risk of developing an abnormal twisting of the neck known as torticollis, according to a study published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

The Coca-Cola Company launched a new packaging vision for a "World Without Waste" on Jan. 19.

Last October, widely celebrated singer-songwriter Tom Petty died of a drug overdose involving multiple types of prescription opioids, according to report from The New York Times.

A majority of rural hospitals in Texas are opting to discontinue delivery services as the number of births fall and the cost of providing the service rises, reports the Texas Tribune.

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., argued Medicaid may have exacerbated the nation's opioid crisis at a Senate hearing Wednesday, according to a report from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Iowa's managed Medicaid program often denies enrollees care and traps them in an endless appeals process, according to an investigation conducted by the Des Moines Register.

A 24-year old former campaign staffer for President Donald Trump recently took over as deputy chief of staff at the Office of National Drug Control Policy, following a series of staff turnovers and vacancies at the office, according to an…

As part of an executive order Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, R, issued Friday to institute work requirements for Medicaid enrollees, Medicaid expansion would end if courts struck down the work requirements, according to The Hill.