by Jordana Choucair | May 26, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that firearms were the leading cause of death for kids one and older for the first time in 2020. Nearly two-thirds of the 4,368 U.S. children up to age 19 who were killed by guns in...
by Jordana Choucair | May 25, 2022 | Blog, Latest News
LaWanda Flennoy is a mother, grandmother, wife, and lifelong learner. She earned an associate degree in Psychology while raising three daughters and then went on to receive a bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in Psychology. After spending most of her career supporting...
by Jordana Choucair | May 25, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
A new Kaiser Family Foundation brief explores the impact of climate change on health, examining how climate-related health threats could increase going forward and the effects of climate change on health equity. The brief notes that climate change is “poised to...
by Jordana Choucair | May 25, 2022 | Life Sciences
Senators Maria Cantwell and Chuck Grassley introduced legislation that would prohibit certain pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from engaging in unfair pricing tactics such as “spread pricing” or deceptive claw back payments made to pharmacies. The “Pharmacy Benefit...
by Jordana Choucair | May 25, 2022 | Life Sciences
Pfizer Inc. said it will sell 23 of its patent-protected drugs and vaccines at not-for-profit prices to 45 low-income countries beginning later this year, including treatments for cancer, heart conditions, and autoimmune diseases. In 2020, sales to developing...
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