Colorado’s coronavirus testing program pushed what critics contend are flawed tests in nursing homes from a fledgling company run by a 25-year-old college dropout that had the backing of a
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According to experts, difficulties in accessing mental healthcare could be linked to excess deaths due to drug overdoses during the pandemic.
On Monday, the Bipartisan Policy Center and the polling firm Morning Consult released a survey of 2,200 adults that found many faced significant barriers in accessing mental healthcare. This follows a newly released study in the
Journal of the American Medical Association that found 10,433 excess drug overdose deaths in the U.S. during 2020.
Drug and alcohol abuse increased during the pandemic by about 12%, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey.
Dr. Patrice Harris, a psychiatrist and president of the American Medical Association, suggested experts needed more data before making a “straight-line connection” between excess deaths due to overdose and barriers to access.
WVU graduates celebrate by tossing their caps at Milan Puskar Stadium Commencement May 15, 2021. Photo courtesy WVU (Geoff Coyle)
After years of long nights and hard work, WVU students donned in gold and blue were able to walk across a stage in front of friends, family and peers to accept their degrees for the first time in over a year.
On May 15 and 16 the University held four commencement ceremonies for its graduating students.
âMay commencement is always a wonderful time in which we celebrate this milestone achievement in our students lives,â said WVU Provost Maryanne Reed. âBut today is particularly special because this is our first in person commencement since December 2019.â
/PRNewswire/ eMed™, a digital point-of-care company, and Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) partnered to distribute 1,000 free third-party verified.
A $53 million plan to deliver rapid, at-home coronavirus tests to Colorado educators and frontline workers is in collapse, with the company the state hired to partner on the program