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57,000. That is the appalling number of individuals estimated to be involved in human trafficking in the United States, and it is more than likely a relatively conservative estimate. Even more appalling is that there are approximately…
By Stephen P. Wood Privacy, especially as it relates to healthcare and protecting sensitive medical information, is an important issue. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, better know as HIPAA, is a legislative action…
By Stephen P. Wood The opioid epidemic and the toll it is taking is on American lives has resulted in the declaration of a public health emergency by the Trump administration. There were 42,000 deaths…
Naloxone is an opioid-receptor antagonist. In other words, it has the ability to displace an opioid from the receptor site, and essentially reverse its activity to save overdose victims. However, a significant increase in the cost…
By Stephen P. Wood The opioid epidemic has been declared a public health emergency, allowing for access to public health funding, in an effort to raise awareness and deploy public health initiatives. This declaration was…
