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Tapestry Health panel discusses overdose prevention
Tapestry health held a panel discussion in Northampton Monday evening with several state leaders on preventing deadly overdoses.
WHO expert panel discusses digital technology in public health
For the first time ever, the World Health Organization (WHO) has brought together experts in the domain of public health to discuss how digital health technologies can help achieve its goals of global health. The panel, called the Digital Health Technical Advisory Group, discussed a wide range of topics from how data is dealt with, through issues of cost-effectiveness and evidence-based decision making, to making digital health a widely available and ethically bound solution.
Hospitals provide much more than health care
Gundersen Health System and Mayo Clinic Health System provide quality medical care to patients.
The Surprising Health Tip That Doctors And Bosses Should Recommend
A new study found that giving back results in 38 percent fewer hospital stays.
How Did Health Care Get to Be Such a Mess?
The problem is not the care. It’s the insurance company structure.
A physician tells a health insurance CEO what she really thinks
Let me know if you want to actually want to help people, or just your company and stockholders.
Why Are Americans Less Healthy?
A new health and mortality analysis reveals that the United States ranks last among 17 developed nations.
How health apps are promising to reshape healthcare
Two executives from a digital diabetes-management start-up discuss the importance of a patient focus and ways innovation is shaping the industry.
How Legal Services Health Care Address SDOH
Chart outlines the specific ways that legal services help health care improve health and well-being.
High-Need, High-Cost Patients: Who Are They and How Do They Use Health Care?
Twelve million Americans have three or more chronic illnesses, as well as a functional limitation that hinders them from performing basic tasks such as getting around the house. A new study shows who the sickest adults are, and how the health system is or isn't working for them.
How to revolutionize health prevention efforts around the world
Recent initiatives to increase rural Internet access by Google and others could truly revolutionize prevention efforts.
Opioid overdoses could be prevented by an app that listens to breathing
Many overdoses don’t have to be fatal if they’re caught in time. A new app can identify when you might be in trouble and call for help.
Relapse Prevention Strategies That Work
Relapse prevention strategies that are truly effective have been created with honesty and are carried out with dedication and a realistic approach.
The ABCs of an overdose: What to do when drugs go wrong
Do you know what to do if a friend has an overdose?
What is a Marijuana Overdose?
Myth: You CAN'T overdose on pot... Fact: An overdose can occur when a person consumes too much of the active ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) at a given time. Read this article to learn more about marijuana overdose.
How to Save a Life: Recognize an Overdose
Whether or not you’re someone who uses alcohol or other drugs, undoubtedly you will be around people who do at some point. And being able to recognize when something’s gone wrong is the first step toward being able to take action – and possibly save a life.
100 bags of fentanyl found in bedroom of 13-year-old who died from overdose
Investigators said they are looking for the person who provided over 100 bags of fentanyl to a teen who overdosed and died.
How Naloxone Saves Lives in Opioid Overdose
Naloxone saves lives. This video reviews when naloxone is used, how it is administered, and the way it works. Click "SHOW MORE" for links to learn more. The ...
SAMHSA's Opioid Overdose Prevention Challenge
Submit an innovative tool or app to prevent opioid-related overdoses. Win cash. Help save lives.
What if people could go to a safe space when they overdose on heroin?
A spike in overdoses could open the door to a once-radical idea.
