Where is GP prescribing of dependency-forming drugs falling fastest?
GPs in some areas have achieved reductions of up to 17% in the number of patients prescribed dependency-forming medications since 2015/16 - but where is use of opioids, gapapentinoids, benzodiazepines and Z-drugs falling fastest?
Source: GP Online News - September 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Prescribing Source Type: news

Toronto Awards Analysis: ‘The Boy and the Heron,’ Fest Opener and Miyazaki Swan Song, Will Be Hard for Academy to Resist
Hayao Miyazaki, the most celebrated figure to emerge from the world of motion picture animation since Walt Disney, received an honorary Oscar in 2015, two years after he announced his retirement following a remarkable career that included three films that received nominations for the best animated…#hayaomiyazaki #waltdisney #oscar #miyazakisan #heron #worldwarii #northamerican #roythomsonhall #thr #davidrooney
Source: Reuters: Health - September 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Morgan Stanley Created 2015 Hunter Biden Dossier Highlighting " Fraudulent " Looking Schemes And " Suspicious " Transactions
Morgan Stanley Created 2015 Hunter Biden Dossier Highlighting "Fraudulent" Looking Schemes And "Suspicious" Transactions Whistleblowers at Morgan Stanley raised the alarm over what they thought looked like "fraudulent" schemes and "suspicious" transactions all the way back in 2015, eventually…#morganstanleycreated #donaldtrump #hunterbiden #usnavy #buisma #bidens #nativeamerican #devonarcher #navyreserve #josephrbidenjr
Source: Reuters: Health - September 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Hepatitis C Virus Still Leading Cause of Hepatocellular Cancer in Men
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 -- The leading cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is still hepatitis C virus (HCV) among men, but the rates of HCV-HCC have decreased since 2015, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in Clinical Gastroenterology...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Legal sports betting opens to fanfare in Kentucky; governor makes the first wager at Churchill Downs
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear plunked down a $20 bet Thursday on two home-state college football teams — and against an arch-nemesis school — in a quick transaction signaling that legal sports wagering is off and running in the Bluegrass State. The Democratic governor placed the first sports bet at…#kentucky #andybeshear #bluegrassstate #churchilldowns #nfl #kentuckians #vegas #ncaa #universityofkentucky #beshear
Source: Reuters: Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Beshear makes first wager as sports betting legalized in Kentucky
Sports betting is legal in Kentucky as of Thursday, and Gov. Andy Beshear (D) made the state’s first wager at the famous Churchill Downs horse racetrack in Louisville. “Today is a great day to celebrate and have a little bit of fun doing so,” Beshear said as the Bluegrass State became the 35th to…#kentucky #andybeshear #churchilldowns #louisville #kentuckians #universityofkentucky #dukeuniversitys #northcarolina #nfl #republicans
Source: Reuters: Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The UN ’s Own Relevance Is at Stake at This Year’s General Assembly
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the 22nd session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations headquarters in New York City on 17 April 17 2023. Credit: Ed Jones/AFP via Getty ImagesBy Mandeep S.TiwanaNEW YORK, Sep 7 2023 (IPS) This September, world leaders and public policy advocates from around the world will descend on New York for the UN General Assembly. Alongside conversations on peace and security, global development and climate change, progress – or the lack of it – on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is expected to take centr...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - September 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mandeep S.Tiwana Tags: Armed Conflicts Civil Society Climate Change Crime & Justice Development & Aid Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights Inequality Peace Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations CIVICUS 2023 IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news

How Kentucky Locations, Incentives Make the Bluegrass State a Great Place for Production
Felipe Dieppa never thought he would set foot in Kentucky. A native of Queens, N.Y., he had a successful career as a child actor, originating the voice of Diego on the animated series “Dora the Explorer” and essaying roles in everything from “Law & Order: SVU” to the movie “Dan in Real Life”…#felipedieppa #kentucky #queens #ny #doraexplorer #svu #daninreallife #louisville #ethanhawke #mayahawke
Source: Reuters: Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Potential UAW strike presents a near-term headwind for auto insurers
A view of the exterior of the JP Morgan Chase & Co. corporate headquarters in New York City May 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Sept 7 (Reuters) - J.P.Morgan on Thursday said supply chain disruptions from a potential United Auto Workers (UAW) union strike would cut…#jpmorganchaseco #newyorkcity #mikesegar #unitedautoworkers #uaw #detroit #fordmotorfn #chrysler #stellantis #generalmotors
Source: Reuters: Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

McConnell ' s survival strategy as Senate GOP leader
After two on-camera health scares in two months, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is trying to defuse doubts by taking the very on-brand stance that there's nothing to see here. Why it matters: McConnell, 81, has repeatedly declined to give more information on his health beyond the doctor's…#mitchmcconnell #kentucky #brianmonahan #capitol #republicans #punchbowlnews #johncornyn #tommytuberville #lindseygraham #joshhawley
Source: Reuters: Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Anti-Vax Movement Isn ’t Going Away. We Must Adapt to It
America’s immunization policies are facing a bleak future. Political polarization about vaccine policies is likely to cause outbreaks of previously controlled infectious diseases. If we cannot prevent these disasters, we should pivot our focus towards managing them. Resistance to vaccination is not a new problem, but the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated it. It should be clear by now that neither persuasion nor coercion is sufficient to change the minds or the behavior of people who are determined to refuse vaccines. Education and research cannot defeat coordinated misinformation. And government efforts—at feder...
Source: TIME: Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mark Christopher Navin and Katie Attwell Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news

Systems analysis and improvement approach to improve naloxone distribution within syringe service programs: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial - Akiba CF, Patel SV, Wenger LD, Morgan-Lopez A, Zarkin GA, Orme S, Davidson PJ, Kral AH, Lambdin BH.
More than half a million Americans died of an opioid-related overdose between 1999 and 2020, the majority occurring between 2015 and 2020. The opioid overdose mortality epidemic disproportionately impacts Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC): sin...
Source: SafetyLit - September 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Reports to OSHA of severe occupational injuries due to animals, 2015-2021 - Tustin CE, Tustin AW.
BACKGROUND: Workers can be injured by animals such as mammals and insects. Previous studies found that most animal-related occupational fatalities were caused by horses and cattle. We analyzed characteristics of recent nonfatal severe animal-related injuri...
Source: SafetyLit - September 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Non-Human Animals and Insects Source Type: news

' I ’m not coming back '
A Jefferson County Public Schools bus driver is calling it quits after hitting it big on a Powerball ticket. In a news release Wednesday, the Kentucky Lottery said James Keown has worked for JCPS for 11 years but retired this week after discovering he won $100,000. "I called my boss on Sunday, and…#kentuckylottery #jameskeown #jcps #keown #circlek #galenedrive #louisville #powerplay #monta
Source: Reuters: Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

U.S. economic activity modest, job growth subdued: Fed survey
People line up outside Kentucky Career Center prior to its opening to find assistance with their unemployment claims in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston Acquire Licensing Rights Sept 6 (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth was "modest" in recent weeks, job growth was…#kentuckycareercenter #frankfort #kentucky #federalreserve #beigebook #evidence #christopherwaller
Source: Reuters: Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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