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WA agrees to coordinate care for people leaving involuntary mental health treatment

WA agrees to coordinate care for people leaving involuntary mental health treatment

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The Mental Health Project is a Seattle Times initiative focused on coverage of mental and behavioral health issues. It is funded by Ballmer Group, a national organization focused on the economic mobility of children and families. The Seattle Times maintains editorial control over the work produced by this team. Washington state has agreed to better …

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How LX Medical Makes Medicine More Personal: Focusing on Personalized Medical Care

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LX Medical, providing mobile emergency care, focuses on personalized medical care. MINNEAPOLIS, December 15, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — According to Medical Economics, the general public is not very satisfied with health care in the United States, and care for the elderly ranks even lower. More and more, people are looking for alternative ways to meet their …

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OPINION: Beneficial health care laws the next Congress may (actually) pass

OPINION: Beneficial health care laws the next Congress may (actually) pass

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Why does The Fulcrum feature regular columns on health care in America? US healthcare spending grew 9.7% in 2020, reaching $4.1 trillion, or 19.7% of gross domestic product. In the long term, this is clearly unsustainable. If The Fulcrum is to fulfill our mission as a place for informed discussions about fixing our democracy, we …

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Launch of a coalition to improve access to medical and mental care in assisted living facilities

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(Credit: Camille Tokerud Photography Inc/Getty Images) A coalition of experts launched a new initiative on Wednesday with the aim of putting 43 recommendations for medical and mental health care in assisted living facilities into practice. The “Be Well in AL” coalition was the subject of an in-depth virtual discussion led by Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD, co-director …

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Crisis Center Aims to Address Mental Health Care Gap for Tulsa's Youth

Crisis Center Aims to Address Mental Health Care Gap for Tulsa’s Youth

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With a relative who suffered from mental illness, Deneisha Johnson used a similar crisis center while growing up in Texas. But it was, in her words, “much scarier” than the one she walked into on Wednesday as an adult in Tulsa. “It’s nice; it’s soothing,” said Johnson, now chair of the Board of Counseling and …

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DA to fund mental health care for Manhattan arrestees

DA to fund mental health care for Manhattan arrestees

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Many New Yorkers accused of crimes will be connected with mental health and housing services soon after their first court appearances in an effort to expedite processing, the Manhattan prosecutor said Wednesday. The $9 million initiative, which will also include community outreach separate from the justice system, will help defendants, some of whom are now …

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Telehealth heavy hitter Dr. Roy Schoenberg on virtual care in 2023

Telehealth heavy hitter Dr. Roy Schoenberg on virtual care in 2023

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From the distant past of the 1990s until just a few years ago, many health technologists predicted that telemedicine would be an integral part of healthcare delivery. Well, today, thanks to many factors surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine has finally made its way into the mainstream. And now that it’s being used so robustly across …

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USC's Keck Medicine launches gender-affirming care program

USC’s Keck Medicine launches gender-affirming care program

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LOS ANGELES — When Bridget, 57, moved from the East Coast to Los Angeles, she sought health care to maintain and monitor her hormone therapy. She was quickly disappointed. One provider admitted he knew nothing about transgender health, and another called his transgender status a “medical issue”. She then learned about Keck Medicine of USC’s …

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Love and Mercy in Intensive Care

Love and Mercy in Intensive Care

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“The Doctor’s Art” is a weekly podcast that explores what makes medicine meaningful, featuring profiles and stories of clinicians, patients, educators, leaders, and others working in healthcare. Listen and subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Google, Stitcher and Podchaser. The intensive care unit can be a traumatic place for patients, who are often heavily sedated, rendered …

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