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The Need To More Effectively Regulate END Markets: A Primary Public Health Lesson of the US Vaping Associated Lung Injury Outbreak
The designation of END products as “tobacco products” rather than “medical products” in August 2016 meant manufacturers did not have to meet pharmaceutical safety standards; instead, minimal product safety regulations were imposed.
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COVID-19 is Exacerbating Challenges for Individuals with Addiction
The COVID-19 pandemic is adversely affecting efforts to control substance abuse according to Assistant Secretary of Health Admiral Brett P. Giroir, MD, who spoke with Rosalie Liccardo Pacula and Adam Leventhal.
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New Digital Health Project Will Include Traditionally Underrepresented Americans
Ritika Chaturvedi will lead the American Life in Real-time (ALiR) project, which will use digital technologies to create precision public health interventions that focus on reducing health disparities.
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Other Diseases Could Surge as Vaccination Rates Fall 87% for California Kids
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, parents put off or cancel their kids’ health appointments.
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California Must Quickly Implement Policies for Tracking and Controlling Health Care Costs and Price Increases
To protect Californians from rising health care costs, the state needs to strengthen price transparency and price competition, according to Melnick.
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Ten Actions For Better Post-Pandemic Healthcare In The United States
What changes should be made now to the U.S. healthcare system to make it better when things return to a new normal, and, in the event of future pandemics.
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Two Years After Launch, Biosimilars for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Lifelong Conditions Captured Little Market Share
While many experts believe biosimilars have the potential to lower drug costs through competitive pressure, adoption has been slower than some expected.
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COVID-19 Spotlights Limitations of the American Healthcare System and Exacerbates Deaths of Despair, Say Case and Deaton
Deaton and Case discussed healthcare trends in the context of their latest book, Deaths of Despair and the Future of American Capitalism, during a Schaeffer Center webinar.
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The Dental Care Program at School Was Something to Smile About. Until the Pandemic Hit
Virtual Dental Home provided low-income parents access to dental care for their kids at schools, providing early prevention, treatment and oral health guidance. The coronavirus shut down this essential service.
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Coronavirus Treatments, Not Just Vaccines, Will Save Lives and Generate Value
Treatment for COVID-19 would deliver up to $106 billion in gains by the end of 2021 a new USC Schaeffer Center analysis finds.
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