2002 to 2018 Saw Increases in Heroin Use, Use Disorder, Injection
800,000 U.S. adults surveyed; prevalence of heroin use increased from 0.17 to 0.32 percent
Coronavirus Spread Slows, but Death Toll Jumps to 1,113
Yesterday, the World Health Organization gave the virus a new name: COVID-19
2011 to 2018 Saw Decline in Problems Paying Medical Bills
Percent of persons in families with problems paying bills higher for women, children, non-Hispanic blacks
Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 1,000; 13th U.S. Case Confirmed
The total numbers far exceed the toll of the 2003 SARS outbreak
Coronavirus Fears Have U.S. Pharmacies Running Out of Face Masks
Meanwhile, WHO holds meeting on fast-tracking vaccines, treatments for novel virus
CDC Outlines U.S. Process of Evaluating Patients for 2019-nCoV
210 symptomatic persons tested for 2019-nCoV; overall, 11 persons had laboratory-confirmed disease
Man Residing in China First U.S. Citizen to Die From Coronavirus
Not clear why man was not able to leave Wuhan on evacuation flights, but may have been too ill to fly
Sexual Minority Youth More Likely to Attempt Suicide
Despite higher reporting of minority sexual identities, prevalence of suicidality high versus heterosexual youth
Telepsychiatry Services Expand Access to Behavioral Health Care
Benefits seen in emergency departments and perinatal integrated care in a specialty obstetrics practice
Seniors Have Concerns About Affording Health Insurance
About half of adults aged 50 to 64 have little, no confidence in being able to afford insurance on retirement
