by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 6, 2023 | Payers, Tea Leaves
Medicaid covers one-fifth of Americans who seek behavioral health services, but what the program pays psychiatrists varies widely across the country, according to a new study. Additionally, psychiatrists received 81 percent of the pay that they’d get from Medicare for...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 6, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
Four new vending machinesinstalled around D.C. offer free Narcan, an overdose-reversing drug, and fentanyl testing strips. The vending machines are strategically placed in locations with higher-than-average drug use, officials say. Two harm-reduction community...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 6, 2023 | Life Sciences, Tea Leaves
An experimental vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was found to be 82 percent effective for infants when given to pregnant mothers, according to data published Wednesday, after a spike in cases of the virus last fall. The vaccine that was developed by...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 6, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
A new study found that black women have a disproportionately high maternal death rate regardless of the circumstances in their local community. The study noted that Black mothers disproportionately live in counties with higher maternal vulnerability but racial...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 5, 2023 | Life Sciences, Tea Leaves
The U.S. National Institute on Aging is funding a 6-year, up to $300 million project to build a massive Alzheimer’s research database that can track the health of Americans for decades and enable researchers to gain new insights into the disease. Last month, the...
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