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Social Support is Good For Your Health
Published in a recent edition of Menopause, Dr. Nancy Freeborne and colleagues examined perceived social support and its effect on cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality. Even after accounting for factors such as income, race, and education that could have...
To Achieve Medicaid Expansion Follow Virginia’s Lead
Medicaid expansion in Virginia: A recent success story In June 2018 the Commonwealth of Virginia became the 33rd state opting to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Medicaid expansion had been on the agenda of...
Social Media Addiction and Its Impacts on Public Health
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's recent testimony to both the U.S. Senate and House has shone a harsh light on the power and influence that leading social media and mobile devices have over billions of people. Much of the social media-related coverage in the press has...
PAs and NPs: Newly Empowered But Underused Resource in Opioid Crisis
Centers need more PAs and NPs certified to administer Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction News reports about the opioid crisis seem to appear daily. Clinicians, public health advocates and finally, the public are aware of the...
Preventive Health Care Coverage Under Health Reform
Dr. Nancy Freeborne joined First Lady Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden, and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius discuss the new preventive health care coverage made available under the Affordable Care Act at an event at George Washington University Hospital in...
