Racial and ethnic health disparities cost the U.S. $451 billion in 2018, according to a study published May 16 on JAMA Health Network.
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Twenty-nine percent of Americans have been clinically depressed at some point in their lifetime, and 17.8 percent are currently either suffering from or being treated for depression, according to Gallup. Both figures are new highs.
CVS Health will now offer free mental health screenings to people through its community-based health program Project Health.
Cannabis use disorder is associated with higher risk of schizophrenia for all demographics, but the connection is strongest for men aged 21-30, according to an NIH study published May 4 in Psychological Medicine.
The mental health of older Americans has taken center stage as 20 percent of the population will be 65 years or older by 2030. The COVID-19 pandemic hit this generation hard, and they continue to struggle with mental health challenges.
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Experiencing loneliness has greater risks than that of obesity and physical inactivity, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, warned in an advisory issued May 2.
CVS Health's Accountable Care Organization and Long Island, N.Y.-based Catholic Health have partnered to expand value-based care access for Medicare beneficiaries within the group's physician network.
Some nursing homes are caring for more behavioral health patients and fewer seniors, including several in St. Louis, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported March 28.
Cape Girardeau, Mo., is opening its first crisis intervention center, WSIL reported March 13.
West Allis, Wis.-based Granite Hills Hospital has received multiple safety complaints leading to an inspection of the facility conducted by the state's division of quality assurance, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service reported March 9.