item NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams says the NYPD, FDNY and other city agencies will begin forcing homeless people who are determined to be suffering a “mental health crisis” off the streets and subway system. They will be taken to the hospital for an evaluation even if they refuse to go …
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WASHINGTON, Nov 11 (Reuters) – The United States will maintain the state of public health emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing millions of Americans to still receive free tests, vaccines and treatments, two administration officials said Friday. Biden. The possibility of a winter surge in COVID cases and the need for more time to move …
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The Scott County case highlights the lack of care for the mentally ill in the criminal justice system A court case in Scott County is putting the spotlight on the issue of mental illness and treatment options for those deemed too sick for the criminal justice system. SCOTT COUNTY, Minnesota (FOX 9) – A court …
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 25 (Reuters) – US Senate candidate John Fetterman faces his biggest political test since Tuesday’s May stroke, when he discusses Republican rival Mehmet Oz in a Pennsylvania run that will help determine whether Democrats will keep their slim majority in the House. Fetterman, the 53-year-old lieutenant governor of the state, has seen Oz, …
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item FILE – Two women talk on a park bench on September 27, 2020, in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Andrew Chin / Getty Images) Newly published research on keeping the human brain sharp emphasizes the old adage “use it or lose it”. A research paper, published last month in the journal Brain Sciences by scientists …
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Education will come through the National Council for Mental Welfare. The council, founded in 1969, is an advocacy and education group representing more than 3,100 mental health and substance use organizations. “They basically try to train them on what to expect and what to look for,” Dolan said. “It is strictly clinical in education; it …
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OAKLAND, California – Thursday marked a month since more than 2,000 Kaiser Permanente mental health workers went on strike to demand an increase in staff and better access to care for patients who sometimes have to wait months for treatment appointments. The national union of health workers said in a statement that Kaiser refused to …
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OAKLAND, California – Thursday marked a month since more than 2,000 Kaiser Permanente mental health workers went on strike to demand an increase in staff and better access to care for patients who sometimes have to wait months for treatment appointments. The national union of health workers said in a statement that Kaiser refused to …
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September 13, 2022 – According to a new survey by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, a majority of US adults say the country’s health system is not well managed. Public satisfaction with the US healthcare system has fallen to low levels. About 12% of adults say that health care is managed “very …
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The CVS Health logo is displayed in this illustration taken on May 3, 2022. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Sign in NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (Reuters) – CVS Health Corp (CVS.N) on Monday agreed to buy home health care company Signify Health for about $ 8 …
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