One week, one issue, one action.
What's the issue? In 2015, more than 30,000 Americans died from opioid drug overdose (involving prescription pain medication or heroin/fentanyl)- more than any year previously on record. The United States spends more than any other country in the world on health care, and yet it only ranks 27th in terms of life expectancy. A large portion of... Continue Reading →
What's the issue? Between 2000 and 2014, maternal mortality (defined as the death of the mother from pregnancy related causes between the beginning of pregnancy until six weeks after birth) increased 27% in the United States. This happened during a time were global maternal mortality fell by more than a third, leaving the United States with... Continue Reading →
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