Wednesday, April 13, 2022: Mental Health

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended that children between the ages of 8 and 18 should be examined for anxiety and that minors between the ages of 12 and 18 should be screened for depressive disorder. However, the panel recommended against routine...

Wednesday, April 13, 2022: Providers

BHSH System, the newly formed combination of Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health, announced a $19 million investment to expand the nurse training pipeline in western Michigan. Half of the funding will support a collaboration with Grand Valley State University to train...

Tuesday, April 12, 2022: D.C. News

The Biden administration announced new steps to protect consumers and reduce the burden of medical debt. The administration directed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to evaluate providers’ billing practices, which could factor in how much federal...

Tuesday, April 12, 2022: Life Sciences

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week held discussions with five states about creating a way to import drugs from Canada. Importation could allow states to take advantage of lower drug prices abroad without the need for direct action to limit prices in the...