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Light-a-Life Tree Lighting for Hospice Buffalo
12/05/23 at 04:00 AMLight-a-Life Tree Lighting for Hospice BuffaloWKBW-TV (Buffalo, NY)December 2, 2023Buffalo, NY—Hospice and Palliative Care Buffalo hosted its 35th annual Light-a-Life Memorial Tree Lighting Ceremony. This is a longstanding tradition that provides an opportunity to remember loved ones who were cared for by Hospice and Palliative Care Buffalo.
A woman’s hospice death leads to a police standoff at an Orange home
12/05/23 at 03:50 AMA woman’s hospice death leads to a police standoff at an Orange homeKBMT-TV (Beaumont, TX)December 2, 2023Orange, TX—SWAT responded to a standoff at a house in Orange after a husband didn’t want his wife’s body be taken away. Around 7 p.m. a call was made about a woman in hospice passing away, according to Orange Police Sergeant Isaac T. Henry III. Soon after a hospice nurse called saying the husband made suicidal and threatening comments to people because he was upset that his wife had passed away, Henry told 12News crew at the scene. When Orange police responded there was a short standoff2. The husband eventually came out of the house and is now going to have a mental evaluation, according to Henry.
Why Doctors and Pharmacists Are in Revolt
12/05/23 at 03:45 AMWhy Doctors and Pharmacists Are in RevoltNew York TimesDecember 3, 2023... And doctors are not the only health professionals who are unionizing or protesting in greater numbers. Health care workers, many of them nurses, held eight major work stoppages last year—the most in a decade—and are on pace to match or exceed that number this year. This fall, dozens of nonunion pharmacists at CVS and Walgreens stores called in sick or walked off the job to protest understaffing, many for a full day or more.
New Grief Resources for the Holidays
12/04/23 at 04:00 AMNew Grief Resources for the HolidaysPress Release 12/3/23Composing Life Out of Loss offering multiple grief resources for individuals and providers.
20 companies awarded licenses to start Alabama’s medical marijuana industry
12/04/23 at 04:00 AM20 companies awarded licenses to start Alabama’s medical marijuana industryBirmingham (AL) NewsDecember 2, 2023Birmingham, AL—The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission awarded licenses on Friday to 20 companies to cultivate, process, transport, test, and sell medical marijuana products, a key step toward starting the new industry in Alabama. Patients who receive a recommendation from a doctor will be able to buy the products to treat chronic pain and a wide range of conditions and symptoms.
Volunteers stepping up to help Hospice of the Red River Valley finish holiday gifts
12/04/23 at 04:00 AMVolunteers stepping up to help Hospice of the Red River Valley finish holiday giftsFargo (ND) ForumDecember 1, 2023Fargo, ND—The community is stepping up to give grieving families a special gift for the holidays. Hospice of the Red River Valley makes teddy bears called Celebration Bears using the clothing of patients who have passed away as keepsakes at the request of their families.
‘It will put us out of business’—Remington pharmacist fights corporate fees, under-payments
12/04/23 at 04:00 AM‘It will put us out of business’—Remington pharmacist fights corporate fees, under-paymentsCulpeper (VA) Star-ExponentDecember 1, 2023Remington, VA—A local pharmacist is joining voices calling for reform and oversight of corporate-run “Pharmacy Benefit Managers” (PBMs) he said are straining the historic small-town pharmacy he runs, located on Main Street since 1913, still with its original soda fountain. Travis Hale, PharmD, president of Apothecary Solutions Inc., doing business as Remington Drug Co., said the payment practices of the prescription drug middlemen are responsible for community pharmacies closing at an alarming rate.
This grief therapist draws on her own experience with loss to help others
12/03/23 at 04:00 AMThis grief therapist draws on her own experience with loss to help othersOrange County RegisterNovember 30, 2023Claire Bidwell Smith is no stranger to grief. She lost both of her parents to cancer at a young age—her mother when she was 18, and her father when she was 25. “I entered into my adult life with a lot of grief and was just trying to figure out everything that had happened to me. After my mom died, everybody was like ‘You’ll be fine. You’re an adult, just go forward into your life.’ And I wasn’t fine. It was really, really hard.” ... Based in Santa Monica, Smith initially worked in hospice before starting a private practice as a grief therapist, now facilitating online grief support groups and in-person retreats. And she never stopped writing. Smith has published three nonfiction books about grief; her new book, “Conscious Grieving,” comes out in March 2024.
High prices plague medical marijuana market in Virginia
12/03/23 at 04:00 AMHigh prices plague medical marijuana market in VirginiaWRIC-TV (Richmond, VA)November 29, 2023Richmond, VA—A new report is shedding light on the state of the medical marijuana industry in Virginia. The report found that because of high prices, fewer Virginians obtain medical cannabis through the state’s regulated market, compared to other states. ... The high cost means 90% of patients in Virginia obtain cannabis from sources other than Virginia’s medical market.
Together, New England College and hospitals aim to tackle nursing vacancies
12/03/23 at 04:00 AMTogether, New England College and hospitals aim to tackle nursing vacanciesNew Hampshire BulletinDecember 1, 2023The state’s health care industry had to get creative after the pandemic exacerbated pre-existing workforce shortages, doubling the vacancy rate for nurses and LNAs between 2019 and 2022, according to the New Hampshire Hospital Association. Employers offered generous signing bonuses and paid training. The state made it easier for out-of-state practitioners to get a New Hampshire license. A team of health care leaders developed 107 strategies to recruit and retain workers.
Connecticut’s nursing shortage is all about pay rates
12/03/23 at 04:00 AMConnecticut’s nursing shortage is all about pay ratesBy Latoya Hall, RN, and Heather Massicotte, RNCT MirrorDecember 1, 2023Like many other states across the United States, Connecticut is grappling with a severe shortage of nurses. Personally, we have both seen nurses leaving the bedside at alarming rates to find jobs in other states and even outside of healthcare. We are not alone in this observation. As dedicated healthcare professionals, we are proud to provide essential care to patients, but the financial strain is undeniable.[Editor’s Note: Both authors are candidates in the Doctor of Nursing Practice-Family Nurse Practitioner program at Sacred Heart University’s College of Nursing, Fairfield, CT.]
‘Tears streaming down my face’—New Chevy commercial hits home with Americans
12/02/23 at 04:00 AM‘Tears streaming down my face’—New Chevy commercial hits home with Americans
Lower Cape Fear LifeCare attains highest level in We Honor Veterans program
12/02/23 at 04:00 AMLower Cape Fear LifeCare attains highest level in We Honor Veterans program
Still more Ohio CVS pharmacies accused of staffing-related problems
12/02/23 at 04:00 AMStill more Ohio CVS pharmacies accused of staffing-related problems
Lawmakers put off consideration of psilocybin bill until new year
12/01/23 at 04:00 AMLawmakers put off consideration of psilocybin bill until new year
Oregon’s legal psilocybin clinics draw hundreds—mostly from out of state
12/01/23 at 04:00 AMOregon’s legal psilocybin clinics draw hundreds—mostly from out of state
The U.S. pharmacy industry is crumbling. Here’s how to fix it.
12/01/23 at 04:00 AMThe U.S. pharmacy industry is crumbling. Here’s how to fix it.