More than half a million people have accessed online training that aims to prevent suicide in the last three weeks alone, a charity has said. The Zero Suicide Alliance said 503,000 users completed its online course during lockdown. It aims to help spot the signs that a person may need help. It comes as health… Read More »
One of Northern California’s largest health systems is paying $ 575 million to settle claims that it used anti-competitive practices to bump up costs for patients By DON THOMPSON Associated Press December 20, 2019, 10:58 PM 4 min read SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One of Northern California’s largest health systems will pay $ 575 million to… Read More »
(Reuters) – An Oklahoma judge on Friday said Johnson & Johnson must pay that state $ 465 million for fueling the opioid epidemic through the deceptive marketing of painkillers, down from his original award of $ 572 million. FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Johnson & Johnson is displayed on a screen to celebrate the… Read More »
The Cigna Foundation is inviting nonprofit organizations working to reduce child food insecurity to apply for funding through its Healthier Kids For Our Future grant program. The program will provide grants to community organizations totaling up to $ 5 million over the next year. WHAT’S THE IMPACT Without proper nutrition, children face significant health risks.… Read More »
Yazmin Juárez, who testified in Congress earlier this month about her 21-month-old daughter’s death, filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking $ 40 million in damages from CoreCivic, which runs the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. Juarez and her daughter, Mariee, were detained for three weeks at the 2,400-bed facility last year. Mariee died… Read More »
While the number of new cancer cases in children and adolescents (aged 0-19 years) is relatively low at around 416,500 globally in 2017, treatment-related ill-health and disability and fatal cancer are estimated to cause around 11.5 million years of healthy life lost globally every year, according to the first Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD)… Read More »