Readers And Tweeters: Doctors Chime In On Telemedicine Costs
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Coronavirus Crisis Opens Access To Online Opioid Addiction Treatment
Posted onUnder the national emergency, the government has waived a law that required patients to have an in-person visit with a physician before they could be prescribed drugs that help quell withdrawal symptoms, such as Suboxone. Now they can get those prescriptions via a phone call or videoconference with a doctor. That may give video addiction therapy a kick-start.
California’s New Attack On Opioid Addiction Hits Old Roadblocks
Posted onState officials in California have achieved some success in promoting the use of medication-assisted treatment for people with opioid addictions, but they are bumping up against familiar resistance and constraints.
As Youth Suicides Climb, Anguished Parents Begin To Speak Out
Posted onThe suicide rate for children ages 10 to 14 almost tripled in a decade and is still rising. As parents grapple with loss, some turn to activism.
Unauthorized products may pose serious health risks (December 9, 2019 to January, 17 2020)
Posted on Health Canada is advising Canadians about unauthorized health products that may pose serious health risks. Thetable belowis updated when Health Canada finds unauthorized health products that are promoted for sexual enhancement, weight loss, as a workout aid, or as “poppers,” and that are labelled to contain or have been tested and found to contain dangerous ingredients. Links to previous tables with affected products are also available below. 
Watch: Behind The Troubling Rise Of Uninsured American Kids
Posted onKaiser Health News senior correspondent Sarah Varney and PBS NewsHour producer Jason Kane report from Tennessee, where the rate of uninsured kids has soared.
Among U.S. States, New York’s Suicide Rate Is The Lowest. How’s That?
Posted onSuicide rates across the country have been rising for 20 years. That’s true in New York, too, but even so, its rate is about half that of the country as a whole.
Addiction Clinics Market Pricey, Unproven Treatments To Desperate Patients
Posted onAn amino acid infusion called NAD is not approved by the FDA to treat addiction. Yet patients with addiction can be desperate enough to try it, at prices as high as $15,000.
Keeping Kids Healthy And Sane In A Digital World
Posted onChildren are spending more time on their devices than ever before, despite evidence that excessive screen time puts their minds and bodies at risk. Parents should set limits and stick to them — and also change their own online behavior, experts say.
Why Missouri’s The Last Holdout On A Statewide Rx Monitoring Program
Posted onFor the seventh year in a row, Missouri will retain its lonely title as the only state without a statewide prescription drug monitoring program. Fears about privacy violations and gun control scuttled the bill yet again, leaving a pastiche of half-step measures in place to fill the void in the fight against prescription drug abuse.