The USDA defines a food desert as, "areas in the United States where people have limited access to a variety of healthy and affordable food" Youngstown is considered a low-income and low-access area,...more
Ohio's kids are facing challenges many adults cannot fathom in an age of social media and other online threats.DeWine: "This is a response to what teachers have told us...(that they) see mental...more
A $250,000-a-year three-year grant from the Ohio Attorney General's Office will work to address the drug addiction and mental health problems for inmates at the Trumbull County jail.The funding will...more
Sustainable Financing Initiative for School Health and Nutrition (SFI), an initiative of the School Meals Coalition, released recommendations for innovatively financing the expansion of national...more
The successful collaboration between the health ministries of Malaysia and Thailand to bring a new hepatitis C antiviral drug to market in 2022 was an important milestone.This type of South-South...more
MIT has launched an effort to create more innovative medtech for children.MIT Health and Life Sciences Collaborative recently announced the establishment of the Hood Pediatric Innovation Hub to drive...more
The risk that the FDA could stop permitting Section 503B-registered outsourcing facilities to compound sildenafil citrate or other active pharmaceutical ingredients in the company's proprietary...more
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More than 26,000 pharmacies that operated between 2010 and 2020 had closed by 2021.Drug price transparency is under renewed focus, with reforms aiming to increase clarity and reduce control exerted...more
Vaishali Jha is a passionate entrepreneur, AI enthusiast, and wellness advocate.She is dedicated to transforming mental health care through innovative, human-centered technology.Jha: Health care...more
John Converse Townsend, a Forbes contributor, shares what can the private sector do for a social enterprise. He encourages social enterprises to reach out to corporations for help to scale up their businesses.