A New Jersey health care system meets weekly to discuss its acute drug shortage. Another was forced to communicate regularly. And one oncologist says he has enough life-saving cancer drugs for his patients, at least for now. It really is at a crisis level, said Dr. Eleonora Teplinsky, an oncologist at Valley-Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Care in Paramus. Fourteen cancer drugs are officially in short supply nationwide, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. Among them: two vital chemotherapy treatments carboplatin and cisplatin. Some oncologists in the United States…
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Citing the risk of climate crisis to public health and industry
Published 13 hours ago Posted by Ceres June 7, 2023 /CSRwire/ — Five major U.S. healthcare systems today released an open statement affirming their commitment to responsible business practices that address the serious financial and public health risks of the climate crisis. Signed by Providence, Boston Medical Center, Common Spirit, Health PartnersAND Hackensack meridian, the statement comes amid widespread efforts by a group of state and federal lawmakers to pass policies designed to ban private sector actors who pose these risks. It is aimed at policy makers and emphasizes that…
Read MoreBlack excellence is harming our mental well-being and it’s time to end this health crisis
At an early age, Black children are indoctrinated with the mantra of being twice as good at getting half of what they have. It’s in the air we breathe, in the water we drink, in the handprint on our souls. Though I don’t recall being specifically told I had to be twice as good as my white schoolmates, i got the message in other ways. Living with drug addict parents made my early life unstable. But once my Black grandparents adopted my brother and me, I felt I had to…
Read MoreCBD hemp brands face an identity crisis
It’s a sad time to be working in the CBD hemp industry. Sales continue to decline. Jobs have been cut. And intoxicating products, including delta-8 THC, have overshadowed the CBD health and wellness movement as US brands operating on tight budgets try to keep up with an ever-changing patchwork of rules from one state to another. Related: US CBD brands are still struggling with declining sales Amidst these challenges and potential opportunities, companies must come to grips with their current identities and decide who they want to become. Should they…
Read MoreHHS awards funding to states, tribes and college campuses to help prevent youth suicide, part of Biden-Harris effort to address mental health crisis
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), today awarded $5.9 million to states, tribes and college campuses for suicide prevention programs youth. Thanks to President Biden, we are finally and seriously saying to young Americans struggling with their mental health: We are listening. The support is here, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said. Support is here for young people through their colleges and universities, foster programs, and countless other youth service organizations. Too many young lives are cut…
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