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Public Voices Often Ignored in States鈥 Opioid Settlement Money Decisions
In many places, victims of the opioid epidemic are silenced in decision-making about how to use opioid settlement money, a first-of-its-kind survey conducted by 蜜芽传媒 Health News and Spotlight PA found.
Journalists Talk Shooting’s Toll on Children and State Handling of Opioid Settlement Funds
蜜芽传媒 Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media in the last two weeks to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
Trump Drastically Inflates Annual Fentanyl Death Numbers
The former president鈥檚 claim of 300,000 annual opioid deaths contradicts government statistics.
A Call to Action Reignites Debate Over Opioid Settlements
State and local governments have received more than $7.5 billion in opioid settlement funds to date, and everyone鈥檚 lining up to have their say in how it鈥檚 spent. Of course, that means there鈥檚 also plenty of controversy. The latest development comes this morning, as a coalition of 192 recovery and harm reduction organizations across dozens […]
Opioid Settlements Promise Mississippi a Windfall. What Happens Next?
Millions of dollars from national opioid settlements are pouring into Mississippi. The state and localities haven鈥檛 spent much yet. In many cases, how the money will be used is up in the air.
Readers Weigh In on Abortion and Ways To Tackle the Opioid Crisis
蜜芽传媒 Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Montana鈥檚 Plan To Curb Opioid Overdoses Includes Vending Machines
Details about where the machines would go 鈥 and how they would help those most at risk 鈥 are sparse. The state has proposed using them to distribute naloxone and fentanyl testing strips.
El plan de Montana para frenar las sobredosis de opioides incluye m谩quinas expendedoras
En todo Estados Unidos, las m谩quinas expendedoras que distribuyen naloxona y otros suministros de salud de forma gratuita se est谩n convirtiendo en elementos de primera l铆nea en la lucha contra las sobredosis de opioides. Diferentes versiones del modelo se est谩n probando en al menos 33 estados.
Journalists Discuss FTC and Supreme Court Actions 鈥 And What’s Up With the Bird Flu
蜜芽传媒 Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media in recent weeks to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
Lifesaving Drugs and Police Projects Mark First Use of Opioid Settlement Cash in California
California is in line for more than $4 billion in opioid settlement funds, and local governments are most often spending the first tranche of money on lifesaving drugs. An exclusive 蜜芽传媒 Health News analysis also found projects to help police deter youths鈥 drug use and counsel officers who witness overdoses.
Pain Doesn鈥檛 Belong on a Scale of Zero to 10
A popular scale for measuring pain doesn鈥檛 work, but medicine still has no better alternative.
El dolor ya no se puede medir en una escala de cero a 10
Los m茅dicos de hoy tienen una comprensi贸n m谩s completa del tratamiento del dolor, as铆 como de las terribles consecuencias de recetar opioides con liviandad. Lo que est谩n aprendiendo ahora es c贸mo medir mejor el dolor y tratar sus muchas formas.
Journalists Break Down SCOTUS Decision on Purdue Pharma and California’s New Heat Rules
蜜芽传媒 Health News and California Healthline staff hit the airwaves in the last couple of weeks to discuss stories in the headlines. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
蜜芽传媒 Health News' 'What the Health?': SCOTUS Ruling Strips Power From Federal Health Agencies
In what will certainly be remembered as a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has overruled a 40-year-old precedent that gave federal agencies, rather than judges, the power to interpret ambiguous laws passed by Congress. Administrative experts say the decision will dramatically change the way key health agencies do business. Also, the court decided not to decide whether a federal law requiring hospitals to provide emergency care overrides Idaho鈥檚 near-total ban on abortion. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Victoria Knight of Axios, and Joanne Kenen of Johns Hopkins University and Politico Magazine join 蜜芽传媒 Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Plus, for 鈥渆xtra credit,鈥 the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week they think you should read, too.
Supreme Court Upends Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement
The court struck down a $6 billion bankruptcy plan from Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin. What does this mean? We鈥檒l explain.
Readers Issue Rx for Clogged ERs and Outrageous Out-of-Pocket Costs
蜜芽传媒 Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Journalists Broach Topics From Treating Shooting Victims to Sunscreen Safety
蜜芽传媒 Health News and California Healthline staffers made the rounds on national and local media in the last couple of weeks to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
Clean Needles Save Lives. In Some States, They Might Not Be Legal.
As billions of dollars from settlements with opioid manufacturers and distributors go to state and local governments, efforts to reduce the epidemic鈥檚 harm can be hamstrung by drug paraphernalia laws. Health authorities say distributing clean syringes to users can save lives, but in states like Pennsylvania, it may be illegal.
Watch: John Oliver Dishes on 蜜芽传媒 Health News’ Opioid Settlements Series
A recent broadcast of 鈥淟ast Week Tonight With John Oliver鈥 frequently cited 蜜芽传媒 Health News in its examination of how billions of dollars from the opioid settlements are being spent.
Tribal Nations Invest Opioid Settlement Funds in Traditional Healing To Treat Addiction
Hundreds of Native American tribes are getting money from settlements with companies that made or sold prescription painkillers. Some are investing it in sweat lodges, statistical models, and insurance-billing staffers.
