Tag: healthcare
San Francisco Cannabis Shops Can Stay Open Amid COVID-19 Lockdown
As people across the US see their lives disrupted by the pandemic, many can ...
In the UK, Are We Rationing Who We Care About Amid COVID-19?
Viruses are great levelers. So it is with COVID-19, which has no regard for ...
Why Midwestern Farmers Are Facing a Suicide Crisis
Farm workers are increasingly dying of suicide, according to new research. Farmers are suffering ...
The Incarcerated Population Is Especially Vulnerable to Coronavirus
People held in jails and prisons throughout the US are at heightened risk of ...
NY Governor’s Office Points to Stimulant Addiction Meds as Deaths Rise
In response to increasing numbers of cocaine- and methamphetamine-related deaths in New York, Governor ...
Why Are Nurses Denied Effective Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder?
One of the greatest hypocrisies in medicine is the restriction of standard-of-care medications for ...
The Fight to Let Kids Get Medical Marijuana in Schools Comes to Maryland
Many parents feel joy and relief upon finally giving their child medical marijuana to ...
After a $145 Million Opioid Kickback Settlement, Can We Trust Our Doctors?
By the time of their September 2015 meeting, they knew they weren’t working on ...
Forced to Quit Methadone Because of His Adderall Prescription
Breadman came to me recently with a harrowing story. Aged 43, he lives in ...
Racial Disparities in Mental Healthcare Hurt My Family and Many Others
The stark reality of America’s mental health crisis never hits so hard as when ...
