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Opioid Drug Addiction: How Digital Health Technologies Can Help

The Digital Health Corner

In a previous post I discussed important public health issues that digital technology can address. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) from 2001 to 2014, deaths due to overdoses in the USA were noted as: 8 fold increase due to prescription drugs. Among them is drug addiction. 6 fold increase due to heroin.

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In Wednesday’s second Democratic debate, 7 of 10 candidates support Medicare for All

Henry Kotula

Instead of getting rid of private insurance, Biden said he would build on the ACA through the Biden Plan to create a public health insurance option. In 2011 she helped pass the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, which provides treatment to the first responders of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

Eskenazi Health (Indianapolis). The Indiana Public Health Association recognized Eskenazi Health for its workplace culture in the Public Health is Good Business category, which complements the American Heart Association’s platinum-level fit-friendly worksite honor also bestowed on the health system.