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Health Care

The Medicare Part D open enrollment period: What you and your audience need to know

Kerry Dooley Young | November 19, 2020
Medicare Part D is an optional program to help people enrolled in the federal health program pay for prescription drugs. With annual expenses running to about $100 billion last year, it is the dominant insurer in the U.S. pharmaceutical market.
telemedicine
Health Care

Telemedicine for drug addiction treatment: A research roundup and 5 reporting tips

Kristen Senz | October 12, 2020
Several studies published in recent years have examined the scope of telemedicine use within the addiction treatment field as well as outcomes related to specific telemedicine interventions and patient groups.
Reporting

How they did it: News collaboration exposes how special interests use ‘model’ legislation

Denise-Marie Ordway | March 10, 2020
Three investigative journalists offer tips on how reporters should approach newsroom collaborations and how these partnerships can be more effective.
Marijuana
Public Health

More than 2 million US adults with heart disease have used marijuana

Chloe Reichel | January 21, 2020
Over two million U.S. adults with cardiovascular disease have smoked marijuana, and the substance may carry increased cardiovascular risks.
Public Health

Research finds challenges in access to treatment for opioid use disorder

Chloe Reichel | January 8, 2020
A federal government database of doctors who provide medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder is rife with inaccurate contact information, research shows.
Health Care

The opioid prescribing problem: A JR long read

Chloe Reichel | October 15, 2019
Research shows the extent to which doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants across the nation have oversupplied patients with opioids, spurring a national crisis.
Security, Military

Opioid crisis in U.S. military driven by combat exposure in the war on terror, research finds

Clark Merrefield | October 4, 2019
Research for the first time shows a causal link between combat exposure and prescription painkiller misuse.
marijuana in jars
Drug Policy

Can medical marijuana really play a role in easing the opioid epidemic?

Chloe Reichel | August 29, 2019
A recent study challenges the role that legalizing medical marijuana might play in easing the opioid epidemic.
Economics

Inside the economics of illegal drugs, from cryptocurrencies to Major League Baseball

Clark Merrefield | May 31, 2019
Money and illegal drugs are inextricable. This roundup brings together recent research exploring the wide-ranging relationship between economics and drugs.
Alprazolam (Xanax)
Public Health

Benzodiazepines: Another prescription drug problem

Chloe Reichel | May 30, 2019
Benzodiazepine prescriptions are on the rise. We explain the anti-anxiety drugs' potential for abuse, addiction and overdose.

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