by Jordana Choucair | May 12, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that drug overdoses in the U.S. were deadlier than ever in 2021. Nearly 108,000 people died of drug overdoses last year, with approximately two-thirds of those deaths involving fentanyl or...
by Jordana Choucair | May 12, 2022 | Providers
A new McKinsey report predicts that the U.S. will have a shortfall of 200,000 to 450,000 nurses available for direct patient care by 2025. To close the gap, the country would need to more than double the number of new graduates entering and staying in the nursing...
by Mindy Klowden | May 11, 2022 | Behavioral Health, Blog, Latest News
In 2021, Third Horizon Strategies (THS) launched the Health Equity Project (HEP), a national effort to reinvest in marginalized communities by developing and promoting integrated, equitable health models. As part of its first phase, HEP collaborated with Pareto...
by Jordana Choucair | May 11, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
Despite heart disease being the leading cause of death for men and women, studies have historically shown that women are more likely than men to dismiss the warning signs of a heart attack. New research shows that women often hesitate to get help because they tend to...
by Jordana Choucair | May 11, 2022 | Health IT
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $16.3 million in new grant funding to help support an expansion of telehealth for Title X family planning clinics. The 12-month funding, passed as part of the American Rescue Plan Act, will go toward 31...
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