Many ERs fail people who struggle with addiction. These new approaches might help
Many hospitals fail to screen for substance use, offer medications to treat opioid use disorder or connect patients to follow-up care.
Many hospitals fail to screen for substance use, offer medications to treat opioid use disorder or connect patients to follow-up care.
Providers and state officials say facilities could begin closing at an alarming rate, even as overdose deaths rise and the need for treatment is expected to grow.
Officials are routinely citing the law to deny public records requests, but legal experts say the state can be more transparent — if it wants.
At best, many students of color said they feel unwelcome and ill-supported. At worst, they feel unsafe and targeted.
Some counties are leaning on trusted community messengers to improve contact tracing success.
The Wolf administration in May touted widespread testing, but its plan fell short and, as of early June, only 75 of about 1,900 facilities had done it.