Disparities

Rite Aid Pharmacy Chain Files for Bankruptcy – Consumer Health News

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Rite Aid Pharmacy Chain Files for Bankruptcy – Consumer Health News

MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The drugstore chain Rite Aid has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, due largely to competition and thousands of lawsuits for its role in allegedly filling unlawful opioid prescriptions. The company filed a notice Thursday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission saying it would not be able to … Read more

Decrease in U.S. Preterm Mortality Seen in Recent Decades – Consumer Health News

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Decrease in U.S. Preterm Mortality Seen in Recent Decades – Consumer Health News

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 1995-1997 to 2018-2020, there was an improvement in the preterm mortality rate in the United States, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in JAMA Pediatrics. Tim Venkatesan, M.B., B.Chir., from UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health in London, and colleagues characterized trends in … Read more