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CDC, SAMHSA commit $1.8 billion to combat opioid crisis
Some of the funds will be used to help improve overdose monitoring.
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FCC backs designating 988 as suicide prevention hotline
The report submitted to Congress says the new three-digit number “could be more effective” at prevention than the current 10-digit one.
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Changing the VA’s OC Pill Dispensing Could Save Money—and Avoid Unwanted Pregnancy
Researchers find the switch could potentially save the VA > $2 million annually and reduce unintended pregnancy by 14%.
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Burn-Pit Research Gets Renewed Focus
VA makes a change and increases commitment to combatting the effects of burn-pit exposure in Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom veterans.
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An Algorithm to Identify PrEP-Potential Patients
Novel computerized methods developed by NIH-funded researchers may help ease screening of patients for PrEP.
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VA Urges All Veterans to Get Tested
In line with the Health and Human Services plan to end HIV in the US by 2030, the VA is urging all veterans to get tested for HIV, even if they do...
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The FDA has revised its guidance on fish consumption
The FDA has revised its 2017 guidance to promote healthy intake and safer choices for children and women who are pregnant, nursing, or might...
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Bridging the “Digital Divide”
New VHA partnerships create a bigger bridge for veterans in rural communities to receive quality health care from the VA....
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CDC activates Emergency Operations Center for Congo Ebola outbreak
Cases have spread into Uganda.
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FDA invites sample submission for FDA-ARGOS database
The project hopes to make diagnosing pathogens – including biothreats like Ebola and Zika – both easier and faster.