Study: 40% of providers have canceled surgeries over supply shortages
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Forty percent of healthcare providers have canceled a surgery and 69 percent of
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Emerging Health Issues
Omissions On Death Certificates Lead To Undercounting Of Opioid Overdoses
(By Jake Harper, Side Effects Public Media in partnership with NPR and Kaiser Health News) In a refrigerator in the
Read MoreHouse lawmakers hope to bring opioid legislation to vote before Memorial Day
(By Lev Facher for STAT) A key House committee will hold the last of three major hearings to address the
Read MoreThe Juul’s So Cool, Kids Smoke It In School
(By Ana B. Ibarra for Kaiser Health News) The students wait eagerly for their teachers to turn their backs. That’s
Read MoreGraphic: Opioid Painkiller Is Top Prescription In 11 States
(By Jenny Gold for Kaiser Health News) Americans fill about 4.5 billion prescriptions each year, at a cost of more than $323 billion.
Read MoreWhen towns lose their newspapers, disease detectives are left flying blind
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Maia Majumder was on Twitter earlier this month when she saw a map that terrified
Read MoreDOJ weighing ‘major litigation’ against opioid makers, Trump says
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — President Trump spoke Monday of using federal prosecutors to pursue “major litigation” against
Read MoreGenetic tests ordered by doctors race to market, while ‘direct-to-consumer’ tests hinge on FDA approval
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is keeping tight watch on “direct-to-consumer” genetic tests
Read MoreHospitals are confronting a new opioid crisis: an alarming shortage of pain meds
(By Casey Ross for STAT) The incident command system kicked in at Brigham and Women’s Hospital about a week ago.
Read MoreDemands for healthcare workers is outpacing availability
A new study for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation found the shortage between open positions and available health care
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