NPR |
'Extreme' Opioid Use and Doctor Shopping Still Plague Medicare
NPR In Washington, D.C., a Medicare beneficiary filled prescriptions for 2,330 pills of oxycodone, hydromorphone and morphine in a single month last year – written by just one of the 42 health providers who prescribed the person such drugs. In Illinois, a ... Half a million Medicare recipients were prescribed too many opioid drugs last year |
Crain's Detroit Business |
Beaumont opens proton therapy center in Royal Oak
Crain's Detroit Business Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak is opening the first proton therapy center to treat cancer in Michigan. The Beaumont Proton Therapy Center — an alternative to traditional radiation treatment that precisely targets cancer cells and avoids healthy organs ... |
New York Daily News |
CEO's response to employee taking mental health days triggers national dialogue
New York Daily News When software developer Madalyn Parker emailed her co-workers to say that she would miss a couple days of work to focus on her mental health, her tech firm's CEO responded to thank her for her transparency and openness. Parker tweeted the reply from ... When a woman took sick days for mental health, her email sparked a larger discussion We need More Bosses to Honor Mental Health Issues, and be Financially Prepared For It When They Don't Viral tweet sheds new light on mental health |
NBC2 News |
Nevada regulators mull expedited marijuana supply licensing
NBC2 News (AP Photo/John Locher, File). FILE- In this Saturday, July 1, 2017, file photo, people line up at the NuLeaf marijuana dispensary in Las Vegas. The Nevada Tax Commission is expected to approve an emergency regulation on Thursday, July 13, to issue dist. Nevada marijuana regulators mull rule to end supply issue Marijuana shortage: Nevada considers emergency measures When did Nevada's alcohol industry get dibs on marijuana delivery? |
whnt.com |
Health effects of coffee: Where do we stand?
whnt.com (CNN) -- It's one of the age-old medical flip-flops: First coffee's good for you, then it's not, then it is -- you get the picture. Today, the verdict is thumbs up, with study after study extolling the merits of three to five cups of black coffee a day ... More Evidence Coffee Is Really Good For You Recent Studies Link Coffee Consumption With Lower Risk of Death Java Drinkers Rejoice: Coffee Drinkers Live Longer |