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NPHI Expands its Membership by Welcoming Hospice & Palliative Care Association of New York State

NPHI Expands its Membership by Welcoming Hospice & Palliative Care Association of New York State

News Release

Nov 13, 2023

The National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation proudly announces the addition of Hospice and Palliative Care Association of New York State to its national membership of over 100 organizations...

Under new CEO, Walgreens prepares for 267 corporate layoffs

Under new CEO, Walgreens prepares for 267 corporate layoffs

Chicago Tribune

Nov 9, 2023

Walgreens is preparing to lay off 5% of its Chicago-based corporate workforce, the company confirmed Thursday...

Hospice of Washington County brings advanced skills laboratory to Hagerstown

Hospice of Washington County brings advanced skills laboratory to Hagerstown

Herald-Mail (Hagerstown, MD)

Nov 4, 2023

Hospice of Washington County will soon be hosting one of the most advanced training labs in the nation, designed specifically to enhance the skills and knowledge of hospice nurses...

How pharmacy deserts are putting the health of Black and Latino Americans at risk

How pharmacy deserts are putting the health of Black and Latino Americans at risk

STAT

Nov 10, 2023

As pharmacies shutter stores across the U.S., people in low-income and predominantly Black, Latino, and Indigenous neighborhoods are increasingly left in pharmacy deserts, without easy access to medications and other essentials...

Mind-altering ketamine becomes latest pain treatment, despite little research or regulation

Mind-altering ketamine becomes latest pain treatment, despite little research or regulation

Associated Press/Florida Health News

Nov 7, 2023

As U.S. doctors scale back their use of opioid painkillers, a new option for hard-to-treat pain is taking root: ketamine, the decades-old surgical drug that is now a trendy psychedelic therapy...

Psychedelic mushroom interest grows in Utah with center opening in Provo

Psychedelic mushroom interest grows in Utah with center opening in Provo

KSTU-TV (Salt Lake City, UT)

Nov 2, 2023

While attempts to legalize psilocybin failed in Utah earlier this year, interest in the substance’s possible mental health benefits is currently growing and showing up in different ways along the Wasatch Front...

Can magic mushrooms help patients dying in hospice care?

Can magic mushrooms help patients dying in hospice care?

Boston Globe

Nov 10, 2023

The small trial by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy program is the first to test synthetic psilocybin—the active ingredient in so-called magic mushrooms—in patients in hospice care, according to experts...

Marijuana Use Could Raise Odds for Heart Attack, Heart Failure

Marijuana Use Could Raise Odds for Heart Attack, Heart Failure

HealthDay News/U.S. News & World Report

Nov 6, 2023

People who regularly smoke medical marijuana may be increasing their risk for a heart attack, heart failure or stroke, new research suggests...

Home hospice ‘offers a better care experience’ than other hospice settings, report reveals

Home hospice ‘offers a better care experience’ than other hospice settings, report reveals

McKnight’s Home Care Daily

Nov 1, 2023

The newest hospice quality report found room for improvement in areas like dementia care and transparency to consumers, but it noted stronger overall performance among home-based hospice providers...

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