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Strategy
KP Launches Center for Gun Violence Research and EducationThe mega-health system cites its 'unique position' to address the epidemic of gun violence.
Technology
Miami Cancer Institute Expands Tech Partnership to Address Social Determinants of HealthThe institute is expanding its partnership with COTA to analyze how demographics like zip code, ethnicity, and other socio-economic factors...
Pharma
Doctors Trying to Prescribe Abortion Pills Across State Lines Stymied by LegislationLegislation pushed by anti-abortion rights lawmakers claims that the pill is too risky to be prescribed without an in-person exam.
Nursing
Nurse Leaders Issue a Call to Action to Fight Hypertension and Cardiovascular DiseaseNurses from all sectors can take a leading role in preventing and controlling hypertension, thereby preventing high rates of cardiovascular...
Strategy
With Sexually Transmitted Infections Off the Charts, California Pushes At-Home TestsThe provision could bring better disease monitoring to rural and underserved parts of the state.
Covid-19
Hospitals Refused to Give Patients Ivermectin. Lockdowns and Political Pressure Followed.Recent conflicts have underlined the pressure on health care workers to provide unauthorized covid treatments, particularly in parts of the...
Covid-19
The Yelp of COVID: Vigilantes Crowdsource Pandemic Safety Tips for ConsumersCOVID vigilantes have cropped up in multiple cities, appearing where safety guidelines are lax despite high numbers of positive cases.
Covid-19
Community Clinics Shouldered Much of the Vaccine Rollout. Many Haven't Been Paid.Clinics are owed tens of millions of dollars, at minimum, for shots they've given since the vaccines received emergency authorization.
Nursing
Preventing Nurse Suicide: Free Webinar Aims to Curb Nursing's Shockingly High Suicide Rate Live virtual training will help nurses who are suffering traumatic effects from working on the front lines of the COVID-19...
Clinical Care
Many New Moms Get Kicked Off Medicaid 2 Months After Giving Birth. Illinois Will Change That.Illinois became the first state to be approved by HHS to extend Medicaid up to a full year after a...
Strategy
Despite Pandemic, Newsom Declines to Boost Local Public Health Budgets — AgainLocal public health officials had asked the Democratic governor for $200 million per year for the nuts and bolts of...
Covid-19
Mysterious Ailment, Mysterious Relief: Vaccines Help Some COVID Long HaulersAs the U.S. pushes to get people vaccinated, a curious benefit is emerging for those with this post-illness syndrome: Their...