HELENA, Mont. — State lawmakers from both parties have shown support for a plan to stop the practice of committing people with Alzheimer’s disease, other…
Read MoreBehavioral Telehealth Loses Momentum Without a Regulatory Boost
Controlled substances became a little less controlled during the pandemic. That benefited both patients (for their health) and telehealth startups (to make money). Some potentially…
Read MoreStates Opting Out of a Federal Program That Tracks Teen Behavior as Youth Mental Health Worsens
As the covid-19 pandemic worsened a mental health crisis among America’s young people, a small group of states quietly withdrew from the nation’s largest public…
Read More5 Things to Know About Colorado’s Psychedelics Ballot Initiative
Colorado could become the second state after Oregon to allow the use of certain psychedelic substances that are illegal under federal law. But while Oregon…
Read MoreAt This Recovery Center, Police Cope With the Mental Health Costs of the Job
HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. — Ken Beyer can’t think of a day in the past few months when his phone didn’t flutter with calls, text…
Read MoreNo, the Senate-Passed Reconciliation Bill Won’t Strip $300 Billion From Medicare
Senate Democrats’ reconciliation bill “will strip $300 billion from Medicare.” Ad from the American Prosperity Alliance, posted July 19 As Senate Democrats raced to pass…
Read MoreEmenecker wins prize for innovation in biomedical science
Ryan Emenecker, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has won the 2022 Regeneron Prize for Creative Innovation. The…
Read MoreShellhaas named associate dean for faculty promotions, career development
Renée Shellhaas, MD, has been named associate dean for faculty promotions and career development at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She comes…
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A medida que los estadounidenses viven más tiempo, se vuelve cada más difícil y costoso garantizar que las personas mayores, en sus hogares o en…
Read More‘An Arm and a Leg’: Private Equity Is Everywhere in Health Care. Really.
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Click here for a transcript of the episode. When a listener wrote to us about a pricey…
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