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Editorial: What's Troubling Mental Healthcare?
M
ental
illness is a silent epidemic.
Each year, one in four adults in the U.S. — 57.7 million people — experience mental illness, a leading cause of disability. Depression alone gnaws away three times more work hours than diabetes, 20 times more than cancer.
Although mental illness is treatable, and millions recover, the stigma often forces its victims to turn inward. Only 40 percent of Americans living with mental illness ever get treatment.
"We wouldn't accept it if only 40 percent of Americans with cancers got treatment," President Obama asked last year. "Why should we accept it when it comes to mental health?"
Source: The Seattle Times
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April 18th 2024A recent study offers valuable insights into the characteristics, treatment patterns, and outcomes of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in patients across different lines of therapy, providing a look into the landscape of DLBCL management.
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Overcoming Employment Barriers for Lasting Social Impact: Freedom House 2.0 and Pathways to Work
April 16th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our second episode, in which we learn all about Freedom House 2.0 and the Pathways to Work program.
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Making Giant Strides in Maternity Health Through Baby Steps
April 9th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are kicking off a special month-long podcast series with our strategic alliance partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our first episode, which is all about the Baby Steps Maternity Program and its mission to support women throughout every step of their pregnancy journey.
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Collecting SDOH Data Can Assess Risk of Medical Nonadherence, Improve HEI and Star Ratings
April 18th 2024At the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) 2024 annual meeting, a panel of presenters explored changes coming to Medicare that incorporate social determinants of health (SDOH) data to improve patient and health system outcomes.
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