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'Very aggressive treatment' on the streets of Skid Row from a renegade M.D.

1. Street medicine involves providing aggressive treatment on the streets for homeless individuals with mental illness.
2. Long-acting medication can stabilize individuals with mental illness, leading them to accept other resources like housing.

How shots instead of pills could change California's homeless crisis

Long-acting antipsychotic injections are increasingly used by street doctors in California to assist homeless individuals with mental health challenges.

Street medicine teams search for homeless people to deliver lifesaving IV hydration in extreme heat

Homeless individuals face increased health risks in the summer due to extreme heat, leading to innovative street medicine interventions like IV rehydration programs.

'Very aggressive treatment' on the streets of Skid Row from a renegade M.D.

1. Street medicine involves providing aggressive treatment on the streets for homeless individuals with mental illness.
2. Long-acting medication can stabilize individuals with mental illness, leading them to accept other resources like housing.

How shots instead of pills could change California's homeless crisis

Long-acting antipsychotic injections are increasingly used by street doctors in California to assist homeless individuals with mental health challenges.

Street medicine teams search for homeless people to deliver lifesaving IV hydration in extreme heat

Homeless individuals face increased health risks in the summer due to extreme heat, leading to innovative street medicine interventions like IV rehydration programs.
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