Dr. Chinazo Cunningham is conducting a study funded by the National Institutes of Health to figure out the harms associated with marijuana use versus those of opioids. Media outlets report on news about the crisis out of Washington, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts as well.
Many women who served in the military decades ago were victims of sexual assaults but often felt compelled to keep quiet. 
OTTAWA – Health Canada is reminding Canadians and women in particular, that thermograms (which use thermal imaging) are not a substitute for mammograms used for routine monitoring and screening for breast cancer. While thermography devices are available in Canada, these devices have not been licensed in Canada to screen for breast cancer. They have been licensed by Health Canada only to measure skin temperature, similar to a thermometer.
Hoping to head off mental health crises, university officials say they will provide free online treatment to those who need it. The officials believe theirs is the largest effort of its kind in the country.
Media outlets report on news from Massachusetts, California, Missouri, Maryland and Virginia. 
Health Canada is advising Canadians that it has seized 10 unauthorized health products that may pose serious risks to health. The products were seized from Isabella Beauty Salon, at 86Finch Ave E., North York, ON. 
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs. 
The average provider network includes only 11 percent of all the mental health care providers in a given market, according to a study this month in the journal Health Affairs.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.