scholarly journals The Opioid Epidemic: Misuse, Tolerance and Addiction

2020 ◽  
pp. 01-02
Author(s):  
Olivia Xu ◽  
Jingping Wang
Keyword(s):  
Human Services ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
Pharmaceutical Companies ◽  
Opioid Epidemic ◽  
Opioid Misuse ◽  
Opioid Use ◽  
Health And Human Services ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Rising Incidence ◽  
The U.S

In 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared what became known as the opioid crisis, to be a public health emergency. The origin of this epidemic dates back to the 1990s, where pharmaceutical companies initially began reassuring medical professionals that prescribing opioid pain relievers would pose no risk to patients in need. Subsequently, providers began to gradually administer opioids in greater doses, which eventually resulted in widespread misuse of the drug. When it finally became clear that opioids could become dangerously addictive, it was already too late. “Devastating consequences of the opioid epidemic include increases in opioid misuse and related overdoses, as well as the rising incidence of newborns experiencing withdrawal syndrome due to opioid use and misuse during pregnancy” [1]. Today, an average of over 130 U.S. citizens die every day due to misuse and overdosing on opioids. Keywords: Opioids epidemic; Tolerance; Misuse; Addiction

scholarly journals Post-SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibody treatment hospitalizations as a sentinel for emergence of viral variants in New York City

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelsie Cowman ◽  
Yi Guo ◽  
Liise-anne Pirofski ◽  
David Wong ◽  
Hongkai Bao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Monoclonal Antibody ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Human Services ◽  
Antibody Treatment ◽  
Health And Human Services ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Monoclonal Antibody Treatment ◽  
The U.S

Abstract We partnered with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to treat high-risk, non-admitted COVID-19 patients with bamlanivimab in the Bronx, NY per Emergency Use Authorization criteria. Increasing post-treatment hospitalizations were observed monthly between December 2020-March 2021 in parallel to the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants in New York City.

ObamaCare’s 2014 Report Card? Preaching Patience — to Supporters and Opponents

HPHR Journal ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin D. Sommers ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Access To Care ◽  
Affordable Care Act ◽  
Human Services ◽  
Insurance Coverage ◽  
Open Enrollment ◽  
Report Card ◽  
Health And Human Services ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
The Affordable Care Act ◽  
The U.S

The first open enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act has come and gone. One might be tempted to ask, “How has the law done so far?” — if only that question hadn’t already been asked ad nauseum since the first week of open enrollment in October 2013. As a researcher whose primary interests are insurance coverage and access to care (and as an advisor in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services), I have frequently been asked this question – by students, by friends and family, and by reporters. Consider this my response.

scholarly journals Healthy People 2020 Final Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Hubbard ◽  
David Huang
Keyword(s):  
Human Services ◽  
Healthy People ◽  
Health And Human Services ◽  
Health Goals ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Healthy People 2020 ◽  
The U.S

This report provides a quantitative end-of-decade assessment of the nation’s progress toward achieving health goals set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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