This story discusses suicide and mental health. If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting “988” or chatting online at http://988lifeline.org/. An Oregon congresswoman is proposing a new grant program to support the mental health needs of firefighters and […]
This is the story of Nazra Ahmed’s experience during Operation Metro Surge. She’s a home care worker and member of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa. As told to Phillip Cryan, SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa executive vice president. When Operation Metro Surge first happened, I was talking with my family: “How are we going to […]
A mindfulness treatment created at the University of Utah in recent years has proved to be effective at decreasing opioid misuse. Now, a new economic study found it could also save hundreds of thousands of dollars per patient. That’s if healthcare, criminal justice and lost productivity costs are taken into account. An opioid addiction epidemic […]
Dozens of new laws passed during the Colorado legislative session this year go into effect Wednesday. They range from proper produce labeling to artificial intelligence in health care settings. These are bills that passed without a “safety clause,” so they become law 90 days after the legislative session ends, after a constitutionally-required period of time […]
(The Center Square) – A Southern state that banned medical gender transition for children is meanwhile financially boosting a network of doctors and therapists who promote some of those same controversial treatments.
TOPEKA — The Kansas attorney general demanded three cities repeal their bans on conversion therapy for minors following a U.S. Supreme Court decision that found such bans violate the First Amendment. Attorney General Kris Kobach sent letters Thursday to city officials in Lawrence, Prairie Village and Roeland Park, requesting they respond within 60 days to […]
KALISPELL, Mont. — A skatepark in Kalispell launched the city's first therapeutic skateboarding program to support children and young adolescents.
(The Center Square) - A new congressional bill would give patients with life-threatening diseases access to customized gene therapies and medicines.
Missoula, Mont. — A weeklong program at the University of Montana helped people with spinal cord injuries build skills, confidence, and community as they adjusted to life after injury.
