Health
To understand life expectancy fall, start in West Virginia
If you want to understand why U.S. life expectancy is declining, West Virginia is a good place to start.
Dec 18, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Navajo researcher's work highlights his community's resilience during pandemic
"I was raised in the traditional Navajo way of living and I grew up learning how to be a sheep herder and a farmer. But now I'm a cell and molecular biologist," said San Francisco State University Associate Professor of Biology ...
Sep 15, 2022
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Addiction
Drug epidemic: One small-town mayor takes on pill distributors
In this once prosperous West Virginia coal town of 1,900 people, residents say it's not just the decades-long demise of mining that hurt the community—it's the scourge of drug use that came with it.
Apr 7, 2017
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Health
Exclusion of doctors from public health insurance up 2007 to 2017
(HealthDay)—From 2007 to 2017, the number of physicians excluded from Medicare and state public insurance programs increased, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in JAMA Network Open.
Dec 18, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Walgreens will not sell abortion pills in 20 Republican states
After receiving a warning letter from Republican attorneys general in 20 states, Walgreens said it does not plan to distribute abortion pills in those states—even in the ones where abortion is still legal.
Mar 6, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New research tool makes it easier to identify pregnant patients with eating disorders
At least 5% of pregnant women will experience an eating disorder during their pregnancies, yet no rapid screening tool exists to identify who they are.
May 17, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
CDC inquiry sought on HIV outbreak in WVa's largest county
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday submitted a congressional inquiry with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding an HIV outbreak in West Virginia's largest county.
Apr 5, 2021
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Medications
Data shows flood of opioids across US, many of them generics
The maker of OxyContin has been cast as the chief villain in the nation's opioid crisis. But newly released government figures suggest Purdue Pharma had plenty of help in flooding the U.S. with billions of pills even as overdose ...
Jul 17, 2019
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Medications
US court rules distributors not responsible for opioid crisis
The three largest drug distributors in the United States have won a major court victory, with a judge ruling that they were not responsible for record opioid addiction in one part of West Virginia state.
Jul 5, 2022
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Health
Rural women who use illegal drugs less likely to use contraception, risk dangerous pregnancies
Women in rural areas who use illicit drugs have low rates of contraceptive use and high rates of unintended pregnancies compared with women living in rural areas who aren't using these drugs, according to survey findings ...
Jul 6, 2022
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