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Facing shortage of IV bags, what's a hospital to do?

Facing shortage of IV bags, what's a hospital to do?

Hospitals in Minnesota and across the country are still coping with a shortage of IV bags caused by Hurricane Maria late last summer. The shortage is changing practices and, in some cases, raising the prospect of rationing.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Cost of U.S. opioid epidemic since 2001 is $1 trillion and climbing

Cost of U.S. opioid epidemic since 2001 is $1 trillion and climbing

Economists tracking federal mortality data say the growth in costs of the opioid crisis doubled from 2001 to 2016. Opioids are undercutting productivity of people in prime working years -- 30s and 40s.
by Greg Allen

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Smartphone detox: How to power down in a wired world

Smartphone detox: How to power down in a wired world

In an era when many kids get a first smartphone at age 10, psychologists say the devices have turned us into Pavlov's dogs -- drooling for the next notification, buzz or text. Ready to dial back?
by Michaeleen Doucleff and Allison Aubrey

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