Prevention Efforts Increasingly See Suicide Through a Broader Lens
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The Peculiar Politics of Hospitals
Episode 444Democrats and Republicans on a House panel that oversees Medicare had strong words about high hospital pricing at a hearing this week, but it remains unclear whether reality will match the rhetoric when it comes to reining in those prices. Meanwhile, a study found the 988 suicide prevention hotline reduced suicides significantly in its first two years. Shefali Luthra of The 19th, Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post, and Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
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When Natural Disasters Strike, Another Crisis Hits Those Recovering From Opioid Addiction
Using Hurricane Helene as a teachable moment, a group of doctors outlined concrete steps that lawmakers can take to reverse a crisis in getting substance use medications during natural disasters.
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Saving Lives by Changing Lives: The Next Frontier in Suicide Prevention
Someone in America dies by suicide every 11 minutes. It鈥檚 a tragic and entrenched problem. A new approach to prevention shifts the focus from stopping harm in moments of crisis to upstream policies that give people reasons to live.
RFK Jr. vs. Congress
Episode 443HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. completed his tour of House and Senate committees this week, ostensibly to promote President Donald Trump鈥檚 budget proposal for his department but also to answer for some of his more controversial positions, particularly on vaccines. Meanwhile, Trump signed an order to facilitate the use of hallucinogens to treat mental health conditions. Victoria Knight of Bloomberg Government, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Sheryl Gay Stolberg of The New York Times join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, as part of our 鈥淗ow Would You Fix It?鈥 series, Rovner interviews Harvard public health professor David Blumenthal.
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States Update Guardianship Laws To Keep Children of Immigrants Out of Foster Care
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Your New Therapist: Chatty, Leaky, and Hardly Human
With high demand for mental health care, a wave of artificial intelligence-powered chatbots are being marketed as therapy apps 鈥 with little evidence they work and few regulations.
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For Many Patients Leaving the ICU, the Struggle Has Only Just Begun
A long stay in intensive care can bring physical, cognitive, and mental health challenges that can take months or longer to resolve.
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Readers Sound Off on Wage Garnishment, Work Requirements, and More
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How the Trump Administration Uses Migrant Kids To Find and Detain Family Members
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Taking a GLP-1? Doctors Say Not To Forget About Movement and Mental Health
So you鈥檝e decided to go on a GLP-1 to lose weight. These medicines might seem like an easy way to drop unwanted pounds, but you鈥檒l likely need to do a few other things to be successful long-term.
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Maker of Device To Treat Addiction Withdrawal Seeks Counties’ Opioid Settlement Cash
Some researchers and recovery advocates see the NET device as the latest in a series of products pitched as the solution to the addiction crisis that have been overhyped to capitalize on money from the opioid settlements.
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Psychiatrists鈥 Use of Biomarkers Could Open a New Window Into Mental Health Diagnoses
The world鈥檚 largest professional psychiatry organization is preparing for the day when biological indicators can help diagnose and treat mental illness.
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As More Americans Embrace Anxiety Treatment, MAHA Derides Medications
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has criticized the broadening use of anxiety medications, claiming they鈥檙e harmful. Doctors and researchers say the MAHA movement is misrepresenting drugs that have been proved to safely treat chronic anxiety and point to broader social changes to explain their increased use.
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When the Doctor Needs a Checkup
The physician workforce is aging fast, and some hospitals now require that older clinicians undergo testing for cognitive decline. Many have resisted.
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When Suicidal Calls Come In, Who Answers? Georgia Crisis Line Response Rates Reveal Gaps
In Georgia, a high number of callers to the 988 crisis line hang up or disconnect before reaching a counselor. Many other calls are transferred out of state.
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Readers Balk at ‘Gold Standard’ of Autism Treatment
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Culture Wars Take Center Stage
Episode 429With lawmakers still mired over renewing enhanced tax credits for Affordable Care Act plans, much of Washington has turned to culture war issues. Meanwhile, 鈥渃onfusion鈥 remains the watchword at HHS as personnel and funding decisions continue to be made and unmade with little notice. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Elisabeth Rosenthal, who wrote the latest 鈥淏ill of the Month鈥 report.
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Thrift Store. Clinic. Roller Rink. Center Becomes 鈥楻adical鈥 Lifeline Amid Homelessness, Drug Crises.
Located in the Lower 9th Ward, this abandoned building has become a community sanctuary and resource.
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In Lodge Grass, Montana, a Crow Community Works To Rebuild From Meth鈥檚 Destruction
Meth is a problem most everywhere, but particularly in Indian Country. On the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana, new buildings serve as symbols of a town trying to rebuild after being devastated by addiction.