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Millions of Dollars Flow From Pharma to Patient Advocacy Groups
Pharma money is all over the place — in universities, companies doing continuing medical education for doctors and in prominent patient advocacy organizations that are household names across America.
Public Citizen, a consumer…
‘Financial Ruin Is Baked Into the System’: Readers on the Costs of Long-Term Care
Thousands of readers reacted to the articles in the “Dying Broke” series about the financial burden of long-term care in the United States. They offered their assessments for the government and market failures that have drained…
‘Until It Is Fixed’: Congress Ramps Up Action on Social Security Clawbacks
The Senate Finance Committee is ramping up oversight of Social Security’s overpayment problem and plans to meet with the agency every month “until it is fixed.”
The Social Security Administration assured lawmakers in the past…
Rift Over When to Use N95s Puts Health Workers at Risk Again
Three years after more than 3,600 health workers died of covid-19, occupational safety experts warn that those on the front lines may once again be at risk if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention takes its committee’s…
El condado de Los Angeles ofrece terapia virtual gratuita de salud mental para estudiantes
LOS ANGELES – Las escuelas públicas del condado de Los Angeles han puesto en marcha una ambiciosa iniciativa para ofrecer servicios gratuitos de salud mental a sus 1,3 millones de estudiantes de primaria y secundaria (K-12), una…
Republicans Once Championed Public Health. What Happened?
It wasn’t that long ago that Republicans were all-in on boosting public health spending.
“The highest investment priority in Washington should be to double the federal budget for scientific research,” former House Speaker Newt…
As Foundation for ‘Excited Delirium’ Diagnosis Cracks, Fallout Spreads
When Angelo Quinto’s family learned that officials blamed his 2020 death on “excited delirium,” a term they had never heard before, they couldn’t believe it. To them, it was obvious the science behind the diagnosis wasn’t real.…
Millions in Opioid Settlement Funds Sit Untouched as Overdose Deaths Rise
Nearly a year after Montana began receiving millions of dollars to invest in efforts to combat the opioid crisis, much of that money remains untouched. Meanwhile, the state’s opioid overdose and death counts continue to rise.…
Gun Violence Is a Plague. Could Medicaid Help?
To tackle America’s gun problem, a growing number of states are allowing Medicaid dollars to fund community-based violence programs intended to stop shootings. The idea is to boost resources for violence prevention programs, which…
People With Disabilities Hope Autonomous Vehicles Deliver Independence
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. ― Myrna Peterson predicts self-driving vehicles will be a ticket out of isolation and loneliness for people like her, who live outside big cities and have disabilities that prevent them from driving.…