Opinion | ‘Bad News Is Bad News No Matter How It Is Delivered’: What We Heard This Week
“Bad news is bad news no matter how it is delivered.” — S. Trent Rosenbloom, MD, of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, commenting on whether patients prefer to receive test results immediately, even in the case of an abnormal one. “The first step is admitting you have a problem.” — Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), chair […]
As The Deaths Pile Up, Experts Ask: Why Are Police Involved In Mental Health Crises?
Gershun Freeman died inside a Memphis, Tennessee, jail in October. A few months later, in March, Irvo Otieno perished inside a state hospital shortly after police and hospital staff knelt on him for several minutes. Aside from being two more Black men in America who died in police custody, their stories share another commonality: Both […]
Police Attitudes on Naloxone Use for Overdose Improved With Pharmacists’ Help
LAS VEGAS — After pharmacists in one Tennessee county trained police officers on harm reduction and opioid overdose, police attitudes, such as concern and readiness to handle these situations, improved, a survey showed. Among 89 police officers who completed the survey, mean composite scores in attitude changes towards opioid overdose and use of naloxone (Narcan) […]