Opioids
The National Institutes of Health will spend about $1.1 billion this year on research to prevent and treat opioid addiction.
April 28 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, an opportunity for the public to safely dispose of unwanted or expired prescription pills at sites throughout the country.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar yesterday named former CVS Health executive Daniel Best as his senior advisor on drug pricing reform, and Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir, M.D., as his senior advisor on mental health and opioid policy.
Drug overdose deaths rose nearly 22% in 2016 to 63,632, two-thirds of which involved an opioid.
In this week鈥檚 roundup, a Wall Street Journal article examines how more health care organizations are helping to improve the wellbeing of residents by hiring and buying in communities; profiles of eight women who are transforming health IT; and more.
A multidisciplinary approach helped CHI St. Gabriel's make fundamental shifts in its community.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will host a March 28 webinar for health care professionals on 鈥淥vercoming Stigma, Ending Discrimination,鈥 the first in a four-part webinar series on the importance of using approaches that are free of discriminatory attitudes and鈥
The American Dental Association has adopted a policy supporting certain statutory limits on opioid dosage and duration and mandatory continuing education in prescribing opioids and other controlled substances.
President Trump today signed into law an omnibus appropriations bill funding federal discretionary programs through September.