Kentucky’s Hepatitis A outbreak is the worst this century, sickening more than 4,100 and killing 43. And the state could have done more to control it. Last spring, Kentucky’s infectious disease chief was ringing the alarm. An outbreak of hepatitis A that already had infected nearly 400 people in Louisville […]
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With faster connections and easy accessibility, these community institutions are the logical place to offer telehealth services. When communities design broadband infrastructure to facilitate healthcare and telehealth delivery, they obviously plan to connect medical practitioners’ hospitals, offices and other healthcare facilities. Network connections to homes are growing in importance as government […]
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New federal policies will make it easier for Americans to use telehealth. Rural communities should be looking for ways to leverage the new demand into better internet connections at home. Several policy changes from Washington, D.C., should accelerate urban and rural telehealth deployments. On November 1 the Centers for Medicare […]
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A new study from the Government Accountability Office finds that the federal fund supporting coal miners with black lung disease could be in financial trouble without Congressional action. As NPR has reported, the GAO found that the fund’s debt could rise dramatically at the same time that black lung disease is surging. Most federal […]
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On Thursday, the White House unveiled the first act in its effort to fight the opioid epidemic by harnessing the power of digital media and cable TV. A partnership between the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Truth Initiative, a nonprofit previously focused almost exclusively on […]
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A factor that makes Appalachian veterans especially susceptible is the region’s struggles with addiction. Veterans who were prescribed the highest possible doses of opioids were more than twice as likely to die by suicide compared to individuals receiving the lowest doses. “You work for someone [in the military] who’s your […]
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