Opioid Addiction: An Expert’s Perspective
Alicia House, who has been working in the opioid use disorder field since 2017 and has been on the Minnesota Opioid Epidemic Response Council since 2020, is a current advocacy member for the FED UP! Coalition.
Opioid Addiction: A Patient’s Perspective
Lori Lewis, whose son Ryan died from an overdose of opioids, has become an advocate for opioid addiction awareness.
Opioids, Recalls and Medical Error at the Forefront of Patient Safety
Today, the most pressing patient safety issues are the urgency of address the proliferation of both prescription and illicit drugs, the ability of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to monitor the safety of prescription medicines after they enter the market and the need to accurately track the number of deaths caused by medical mistakes.
Lyme Disease: A Patient’s Perspective
Persistent health symptoms eventually led Utah-resident Charlotte Cobb to a diagnosis of Lyme disease.
Lyme Disease: A Physician’s Perspective
As a board-certified internist and epidemiologist, Daniel Cameron, MD, MPH, is also a nationally recognized expert in the treatment of tick-borne diseases.
Many National Healthcare Crises Accentuated by the Pandemic
By accentuating many national healthcare crises that have been in the making for decades, solutions could be on the horizon.
Depression: A Physician’s Perspective
Dr. Alexander Papp is a board-certified psychiatrist with 25+ years treating mental health disorders with an integrative approach. He has a special interest in using alternative therapies, including ketamine.
Depression: A Patient’s Perspective
After battling depression for more than four decades, Debbie Dykes has found relief with an alternative therapy that was recently approved by the FDA for treatment-resistant depression.
Innovations for Improving Patient Treatment Outcomes
Catapulted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the world of medicine is changing fast, with innovations in telehealth, disease treatments and medication adherence.
Far-Reaching Effects of the Pandemic
Even though COVID-19 appears to be changing from a pandemic to being endemic, there is no question that the ordeal profoundly impacted the world — and the positive and negative effects on society will be far-reaching.
