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US politics
fromwww.npr.org
5 days ago

Shutdown standoff not about whether Democrats or GOP 'win or lose,' says Sen. Warnock

Federal shutdown centers on ACA subsidy disputes and health spending cuts, threatening Georgians' healthcare access, federal pay, and prompting partisan blame over priorities.
fromHarvard Gazette
3 weeks ago

Only 1 in 4 addicted to opioids takes life-saving meds. Why? - Harvard Gazette

"A lot of our research, including that for this grant, is looking at why so few people are getting evidence-based treatments for substance use disorder," said Huskamp, Henry J. Kaiser Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School. "Medications for opioid use disorder are highly efficacious. They reduce opioid use; they reduce overdose risk and other negative outcomes. These medications save lives."
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