Archive: 16/07/2019
Insurance linked to hospitals' decision to transfer kids with mental health emergencies
A national study finds children without insurance who seek treatment for a mental health disorder in the emergency department (ED) are more likely than those with private insurance to be transferred to another hospital.
Jul 16, 2019
What to call someone who uses heroin?
First-ever study to ask people who use heroin what they want to be called finds "people first" language often best, and language suggesting misuse or dependence generally worst.
Jul 16, 2019
Judge overseeing opioid lawsuits orders release of some data
A look at how the opioid crisis grew and spread may be much clearer soon after a federal judge overseeing nearly 2,000 lawsuits filed against manufacturers, distributors and retailers of prescription painkillers ordered the ...
Jul 16, 2019
First ever state sepsis regulation in US tied to lower death rates
Death rates from sepsis fell faster in New York than expected—and faster than in peer states—following the introduction of the nation's first state-mandated sepsis regulation, according to an analysis led by University ...
Jul 16, 2019