by Jordana Choucair | Sep 8, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said that food insecurity for households with children declined to its lowest rate in two decades last year. The department attributed the decline to government assistance programs that were designed to curb the COVID-19...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 8, 2022 | Mental Health
Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that almost 25 percent of all adults received mental health care treatment – taking prescription medication, receiving counseling or therapy from a mental health professional, or both –...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 8, 2022 | Mental Health
A new report from the Health Care Cost Institute found that nearly a third of non-newborn pediatric hospital admissions from 2016 to 2020 were linked to mental health needs. Furthermore, the percent of admissions for mental health needs was substantially higher among...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 7, 2022 | Life Sciences
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it awarded $19.8 million to AmerisourceBergen to expand the federal government’s monkeypox vaccine and treatment distribution. The contract will support the shipment of up to 2,500 shipments of frozen...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 7, 2022 | Life Sciences
Juul reached a tentative, $438.5 million settlement with 34 states and territories over the company’s marketing and sales practices. The lawsuit – led by attorneys general of Connecticut and Texas – alleged that the Juul deliberately engaged in an advertising campaign...
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