California teams up with New Jersey company to make generic drug to reverse opioid overdose

California teams up with New Jersey company to make generic drug to reverse opioid overdose

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) California will soon begin selling its own generic version of Narcan, the drug that can save a person’s life during an opioid overdose, under a deal announced …

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Oregon’s Medicaid patients have air conditioners and mini-fridges as climate change raises health concerns

Oregon's Medicaid patients have air conditioners and mini-fridges as climate change raises health concerns

Oregon is sending air conditioners, air purifiers and power banks to some of its most vulnerable residents, a first-in-the-nation experiment to use Medicaid money to prevent the potentially deadly. health …

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World Maternal Mental Health Day: Nonprofit shares how the day aims to help new moms struggling with mental health – WTOP News

World Maternal Mental Health Day: Nonprofit shares how the day aims to help new moms struggling with mental health - WTOP News

Postpartum Support International is a nonprofit group that supports new moms with services like one-on-one mentors, an in-depth physician directory, and monthly support groups. A worldwide day of support aims …

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Transgender health policies in W.Va., NC discriminate: Federal courts rule

Transgender health policies in W.Va., NC discriminate: Federal courts rule

CHARLESTON, W. Va. (AP) West Virginia and North Carolina’s refusal to cover certain transgender health care with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a case …

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Transgender health policies in W.Va., NC discriminate: Federal courts rule

Transgender health policies in W.Va., NC discriminate: Federal courts rule

CHARLESTON, W. Va. (AP) West Virginia and North Carolina’s refusal to cover certain transgender health care with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a case …

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