by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 24, 2023 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
A new survey shows that a significant number of college students struggle with their mental health, and a growing number say they have considered dropping out of school. Two out of 5 undergraduate students, including nearly half of female students, say they frequently...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 24, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention, Tea Leaves
Federal health officials are continuing to investigate a multi-state outbreak of drug-resistant infections linked to eye drops. At least 3 people have died, and 68 people from 16 states were diagnosed with a rare strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in connection with the...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 24, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Aledade, the nation’s largest independent primary care network, announced yesterday that Cigna Healthcare Medicare Advantage customers can now receive value-based care from Aledade’s network of independent primary care practices in Delaware, Maryland, and the District...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 24, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
For the first time, autism is being diagnosed more frequently in Black and Hispanic children than in white kids in the U.S., according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Experts attributed the change to improved screening and autism...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 24, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
The US government is setting more goals around biomanufacturing efforts, with a vision for stronger supply chains and greater domestic production. A report released by The White House yesterday lays out “bold goals,” including an aim to produce at least a quarter of...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 24, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
A Medicaid expansion deal in North Carolina received final legislative approval yesterday, capping a decade of debate over whether the closely politically divided state should accept the federal government’s coverage for hundreds of thousands of low-income...
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