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The Institutions for Mental Diseases Exclusion Rule is an Anachronism

The opioid epidemic, the high prevalence of mental illness among prison inmates, and the national shortages of psychiatric beds and providers are constant reminders of the poor state of American mental health care. Not only is the U.S. mental health … Continue reading

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Health officials warn of two more diseases caused by deer ticks (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul)

When it comes to deer ticks, the Minnesota Department of Health says theres more to worry about than Lyme disease. The tiny black-legged ticks Read more detail on Legal News Directory – Health Law

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Global Health Inequities & Infectious Diseases Workshop – Pittsburgh, PA

The University of Pittsburgh School of Law will host a Global Health Inequities & Infectious Diseases Workshop on Friday, April 12, 2019. The workshop will bring together a multidisciplinary group of scholars at the University of Pittsburgh and beyond to … Continue reading

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Remarkable big picture look at global diseases attributable to alcohol and drug use

I just came across this morning this remarkable article published this month in The Lancet Psychiatry titled "The global burden of disease attributable to alcohol and drug use in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global … Continue reading

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Patrick Babin to Co-host Webinar on Longshore and DBA Claims: Delayed Onset Occupational Diseases, PTSD

Member Patrick Babin and Andrew Blauert of Labor Management Services, Inc., will co-host an educational webinar on Thursday, November 15, 2018 from 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM PST to discuss an important and developing topic in Longshore and DBA claims: delayed … Continue reading

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