Published on JUNE 26, 2024 By Elissa Nadworny, NPR Birth control prescriptions are down in states with abortion bans A study finds sharp drops in prescriptions for birth control and emergency contraception in states like Texas that implemented highly restrictive bans after the Supreme Court upended abortion rights. Read more here…Continue Reading Birth control prescriptions are down in states with abortion bans
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Women have become less likely to get birth control in states that restricted abortion, study finds
Published Wed June 26, 2024 – By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Women have become less likely to get birth control in states that restricted abortion, study finds Women in states with the most restrictive abortion laws have also become less likely to access prescription birth control, a new study suggests. In a dozen states that have enacted…Continue Reading Women have become less likely to get birth control in states that restricted abortion, study finds
Walgreens’ closing triggers fears of ‘pharmacy desert’
Published February 14th, 2024 – By Avery Bleichfeld, The Bay State Banner Walgreens’ closing triggers fears of ‘pharmacy desert’ – Seniors feeling effects of latest shutdown in Roxbury Since November 2022, four Walgreens have closed in Boston, all in predominantly Black and brown neighborhoods. One was in Mattapan, one in Hyde Park and two in…Continue Reading Walgreens’ closing triggers fears of ‘pharmacy desert’
Emergency contraception sales may surge after New Year’s, study suggests
Published Wed December 20, 2023 – By Kristen Rogers, CNN Emergency contraception sales may surge after New Year’s, study suggests Sales of emergency contraception in the United States may spike by around 10% following New Year’s celebrations, according to a new study that found the trend has occurred over the past several years. New Year’s…Continue Reading Emergency contraception sales may surge after New Year’s, study suggests
Pregnant people can get a shot to protect babies from RSV, but some hit hurdles
Posted On DEC. 13, 2023 3 AM PT, By Emily Alpert Reyes, L.A. Times Pregnant people can get a shot to protect babies from RSV, but some hit hurdles (…) The shots have been hailed as a game changer for RSV, an illness that crowds pediatric wards in fall and winter and causes tens of…Continue Reading Pregnant people can get a shot to protect babies from RSV, but some hit hurdles
Qato Awarded Grant from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts
December 9, 2023 Dima M. Qato, Hygeia Centennial Chair at USC Mann, was awarded a $437,920 grant from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE). The grant supports research assessing trends and impact of the availability of the medication buprenorphine for opioid-use disorder at pharmacies in communities across the U.S. Read more here…Continue Reading Qato Awarded Grant from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts
Mobile Unit Preferred for Buprenorphine Access
Published on December 8, 2023 By Sophie Putka, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Mobile Unit Preferred for Buprenorphine Access People using opioids were significantly more satisfied with accessing buprenorphine from a mobile unit than from a pharmacy, a prospective cohort study in Chicago found. “This study, though very small, demonstrates that many people face barriers…Continue Reading Mobile Unit Preferred for Buprenorphine Access
How pharmacy deserts are putting the health of Black and Latino Americans at risk
Published on Nov. 10, 2023, By Anika Nayak, STAT How pharmacy deserts are putting the health of Black and Latino Americans at risk As pharmacies shutter stores across the U.S., people in low-income and predominantly Black, Latino, and Indigenous neighborhoods are increasingly left in pharmacy deserts, without easy access to medications and other essentials. In…Continue Reading How pharmacy deserts are putting the health of Black and Latino Americans at risk
Drugstore closures could make pharmacy deserts even worse
Published Mon November 6, 2023 By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Drugstore closures could make pharmacy deserts even worse As major chains close their doors, the number of independent pharmacies in the United States has stayed pretty steady over the past three years, according to data from the National Community Pharmacists Association, which represents the interests of…Continue Reading Drugstore closures could make pharmacy deserts even worse
Rite Aid’s bankruptcy plan stirs worries of new ‘pharmacy deserts’
AP, October 17, 2023, By Tom Murphy Rite Aid’s bankruptcy plan stirs worries of new ‘pharmacy deserts’ Rite Aid’s plan to close more stores as part of its bankruptcy process could hurt access to medicine and care, particularly in some majority Black and Hispanic neighborhoods and in rural areas, experts say. The drugstore chain said late…Continue Reading Rite Aid’s bankruptcy plan stirs worries of new ‘pharmacy deserts’