Tag: health care
Georgia Privatizes Prison Medical Care—With Contractor’s Goal to Cut Costs
After years of attempting to privatize prisoner medical care, the Georgia Department of Corrections ...
Buprenorphine Access: Telehealth Revolution Faces Uncertain Future
This summer, a young woman was revived by paramedics after an overdose at her ...
Leading Trans Health Care Guidance Updated—and Still Stuck in the Past
In September, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) released its updated Standards ...
Oregonians Strongly Support Their State’s Drug Decriminalization
A strong majority of Oregonians continue to support Measure 110, the state’s historic drug ...
Monkeypox Vaccine Rollout Reflects Deprioritization of Sex Workers
The monkeypox epidemic isn’t going anywhere, especially for street-based sex workers. NPR reports that ...
How 12-Step Programs Became Embedded in US Hospitals
When I first went through treatment for an alcohol problem back in the 1990s, ...
Seroquel Gave Me a Reminder That All Drugs Are Merely Tools
Drugs are not good or bad. They are simply morally neutral tools which can ...
UK Program Will Pay People to Quit Smoking During Pregnancy
Pregnant people will be offered vouchers worth up to £400 (almost $500) to quit ...
“Where They’re At”—Harm Reduction in Rural America
On a warm winter night, a small group of harm reduction workers in Charleston, ...
We Emergency Doctors Must Get Better at Offering Buprenorphine
An emergency department provider is a jack of all trades. The ED is open ...
