Health Headlines for Wednesday, April 26
Majorities reject new GOP ideas for replacing Obamacare: Poll
Washington Times
Majorities of the American public disagree with ideas the House GOP is floating to bridge a gap within its own conference and overhaul health care, according to a poll released Tuesday.
Opioid epidemic may be underestimated, CDC report says
CNN
Experts say the United States is in the throes of an opioid abuse epidemic, causing 91 overdose deaths each day.
‘Superbug’ fungus new menace in US hospitals, mostly NY, NJ
ABC News
A ‘superbug’ fungus is emerging as a new menace in U.S. hospitals, mostly in New York and New Jersey.
Industry experts urge citizen and health systems’ involvement in future of health care reform
WBFO
When the only certainty in the debate over health care is uncertainty, how do we prepare for the future? That’s the key question being taken up by Western New York’s health care industry.
State will spend $213 million to fight opioid addiction
Legislative Gazette
On April 19 at the THRIVE Long Island Recovery Center in Hauppauge, Long Island, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that will allocate $213 million for drug recovery institutions and programs statewide to battle the current heroin and opioid epidemic, which he calls “the worst drug scourge this nation has ever seen.”
NY company offers medical marijuana home delivery
Long Island
One of the five licensed companies that grow, manufacture and disperse medical marijuana in New York is now making home deliveries.