Black Patients Less Likely to Get Treatment for Opioid Overdose
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Black Patients Less Likely to Get Treatment for Opioid Overdose

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Medications that treat opioid addiction and prevent overdose deaths are drastically under-prescribed in the United States, particularly for Black patients, a new study has found.Disabled people on Medicare are not likely to be prescribed either buprenorphine – the best medication for treating opioid addiction –… […]

Favre says he is no longer suing Pat McAfee
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Favre says he is no longer suing Pat McAfee

playWhat we know about Brett Favre’s involvement in Mississippi welfare scandal (3: 15)On the one-year anniversary of Brett Favre being named in a civil suit, here’s a look back at the Hall of Famer’s involvement in the largest welfare scandal in the history of the state. (3: 15)Anthony Olivieri, ESPN.comMay 11, 2023, 03: 20 PM… […]

The Impact of Weight Bias
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The Impact of Weight Bias

Weight bias refers to negative attitudes and discrimination aimed at people because of their body weight. In the WebMD webinar “The Impact of Weight Bias,” Joe Nadglowski explained it’s common in our society – even among doctors and other health care providers. “Somehow, we’ve made the people living with obesity ‘bad’ – and that’s a problem,” he… […]

Pietrangelo, Nurse suspended for Game 4 actions
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Pietrangelo, Nurse suspended for Game 4 actions

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 11, 2023, 03: 41 PM ETCloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer.Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo and Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse are both suspended for Game 5 of their Western Conference second-round series for separate incidents in Wednesday night’s Game 4 in Edmonton.Pietrangelo was suspended one game for an intentional… […]

Massachusetts lawmakers approve bill to close loopholes in health care market
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Massachusetts lawmakers approve bill to close loopholes in health care market

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Legislature approved a bill Monday aimed at closing loopholes in the state’s health care market regulatory process exposed by the collapse of Steward Health Care . The bill is also designed to increase financial transparency by gathering more information about hospital finances and […]

GOODBYE, 2024!
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GOODBYE, 2024!

NEW YORK (AP) — From Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world welcomed 2025 with spectacular light shows embraces and ice plunges. The New Year’s Eve ball dropped in soggy Times Square, where thousands of revelers stuck it out in heavy rain to celebrate the start of 2025 in […]

Skin Patch Could Help Ease Peanut Allergy in Toddlers
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Skin Patch Could Help Ease Peanut Allergy in Toddlers

By Amy Norton HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A “peanut patch” worn on the skin may help protect toddlers who have potentially life-threatening peanut allergies, a new clinical trial shows.The patch is a form of immunotherapy, which means it exposes peanut-allergic children to tiny bits of peanut protein over time — with the… […]

New Orleans Terrorist’s Ex-Wife Got Restraining Order Against Him
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New Orleans Terrorist’s Ex-Wife Got Restraining Order Against Him

New Orleans Terror Attack Terrorist’s Wife Filed Restraining Order … Prohibits Violence Against Spouse, Child UPDATE 3:14 PM PT — UPDATE — 3:11 PM PT … Jabbar made a series of recordings just hours before the attak in which he said he was planning to kill his family. This makes the story below way more […]