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Lessons Learned From Women Business Owners Beating the Odds (StatePoint) Women-owned small businesses are an economic driving force. Today, nearly 13 million women-owned businesses nationwide employ 9.4 million workers and earn $1.9 trillion in revenue. Overwhelmingly impacted by the pandemic, 71% of women-owned small businesses reported a loss in revenues or sales in 2020, according […]
A Primary Care Physician for Every American, Science Panel Urges Noam N. Levey May 4, 2021 The federal government must aggressively bolster primary care and connect more Americans with a dedicated source of care, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine warn in a major report that sounds the alarm about an endangered […]
Pandemic Disrupts Critical Early Childhood Education (StatePoint) While young children have been less vulnerable to COVID-19 health dangers, a new study finds that they’ve been tremendously impacted by the disruption to preschool activities triggered by the pandemic. The National Institute for Early Education Research study finds that pre-K participation has tumbled during the pandemic. What’s […]
Physician Prescribers Should Recommend Drug-Free Options Rather Than Opioids for Pain Relief The recent opioid overdose-related death of Prince, a world-renowned musician, has once again put the spotlight on how overmedicated our society is and how desperately it is in need of an adjustment. Last March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shook the […]
In Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta, Millions Face Long Drives to Stroke Care Aneri Pattani and Hannah Recht and Jamie Grey, InvestigateTV May 4, 2021 Debbie Cook was in her pajamas on a summer morning in 2019 when she got a call from her son: “Something bad is wrong with Granny.” The fear in […]
When love conquers all By Kiera Elliot-Pickett Callala Bay, New South Wales – Lesbian couple, Gabby & Irene, have both separately experienced mental health battles, the winning battle was finding each other. Gabby, a Transgender Woman, age 45, knew who she was at the ripe age of 12-years-old. Mentally working through the memories of being […]
CVS and Walgreens Have Wasted More Vaccine Doses Than Most States Combined Joshua Eaton and Rachana Pradhan May 3, 2021 Two national pharmacy chains that the federal government entrusted to inoculate people against covid-19 account for the lion’s share of wasted vaccine doses, according to government data obtained by KHN. The Centers for Disease […]
Go Gluten-Free with Family Favorites We feel, and studies suggest, that cooking is a form of therapy for many. We post recipes for those looking for new ways to diversify their cookbooks – Editorial Team. (Family Features) Time available to cook, your family’s preferred dishes, ingredients you have in the pantry – there are plenty […]
Mental Health Services Wane as Insurers Appear to Skirt Parity Rules During Pandemic Emmarie Huetteman April 30, 2021 Therapists and other behavioral health care providers cut hours, reduced staffs and turned away patients during the pandemic as more Americans experienced depression symptoms and drug overdoses, according to a new report from the Government Accountability […]
Addiction Treatment Providers in Pa. Face Little State Scrutiny Despite Harm to Clients Aneri Pattani and Ed Mahon, Spotlight PA April 30, 2021 This investigation is a joint project of KHN, a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues, and Spotlight PA, an independent, collaborative newsroom dedicated to producing investigative journalism for all of […]