KFF Health News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Victims of the crisis, along with their advocates and public policy experts, have repeatedly called on governments to transparently report how they’re using these funds, which many consider “blood money.” Public Health District No. The other 38 states promised less.) Sounds great. “What does that mean? .”

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Mercola

JANUARY 24, 2025

1 This statistic highlights the pervasive impact of IMFs on public health. The potency of these synthetic opioids makes them exceptionally dangerous, often leading to rapid and fatal outcomes for individuals who use them. In 2023, nearly seven out of 10 drug overdose deaths in the U.S. drug supply, exacerbating the crisis.

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Frontiers

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer A new study finds evidence from the DNA methylome that the biological age – different from the chronological age – of cells in Brodmann Area 9 of the prefrontal cortex might be greater in people with cocaine use disorder.

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Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Every year, AMCHP recognizes individuals in the maternal and child health (MCH) community who have gone above and beyond to positively impact those around them. MacQueen Lecture Award : For innovation in the field of maternal and child health. All award winners are invited to accept their award at the conference. A total of $2.4

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Big Cities Health Coalition

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), representing the leaders of health departments serving nearly 61 million Americans, calls on the incoming Administration and Congress to enhance support for local public health systems.

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National Council on Urban Indian Health

MARCH 21, 2025

Medicaid provides health coverage to more than 80 million Americans, including working families, children, seniors, and people with disabilities. Medicaid is a major source of health care funding, particularly for Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs), which provide essential healthcare services to Native people living in urban areas.

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NC Health News

JANUARY 16, 2025

Addressing the growing health care and mental health needs of the states prison population will be among the toughest challenges. NC Health News spoke with Dismukes about her vision for the prison system including her priorities and the challenges the Department of Adult Correction is facing. By Rachel Crumpler The N.C.

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NC Health News

MARCH 11, 2025

By Rachel Crumpler The Department of Adult Correction is constitutionally required to provide medical, mental and dental health care to the roughly 31,000 people in North Carolinas 53 prisons. Health care costs totaled $429.1 Health care costs have increased 36 percent over the past five fiscal years. million health encounters.

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NC Health News

MARCH 20, 2025

He founded the Preventing Tobacco Addiction Foundation in 1996 and began to push for state legislatures to raise the tobacco sales age. But in 2003, a town in Massachusetts raised the sales age for tobacco and nicotine products to 21 years old. Department of Health and Human Services. At first, he had scant success.

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NC Health News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

By Jaymie Baxley While campaigning to become the state’s 75th governor in 2016, Roy Cooper said he wanted to help low-income North Carolinians who had been forced to forgo basic medical care because they could not afford health insurance. Roy Cooper at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville. billion in federal financial incentives.

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BU School of Public Health Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

February 15, 2025 Jillian McKoy Megan Jones Twitter Facebook Research has always been a core part of the School of Public Healths mission to promote justice, human rights, and equity across local and global communities. The collaboration has also produced valuable insights on the interactions between substance use disorders and HIV in the US.

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