Month: March 2023

Some Roadblocks to Lifesaving Addiction Treatment Are Gone. Now What?

For two decades — as opioid overdose deaths rose steadily — the federal government limited access to buprenorphine, a medication that addiction experts consider the gold standard for treating patients with opioid use disorder. Study after study shows it helps people continue addiction treatment while reducing the risk of overdose and death. Clinicians who wanted to prescribe […]

Published on March 21, 2023

Mental Health Care by Video Fills Gaps in Rural Nursing Homes

KNOXVILLE, Iowa ― Bette Helm was glad to have someone to talk with about her insomnia. Helm lives in a nursing home in this central Iowa town of about 7,500 people, where mental health services are sparse. On a recent morning, she had an appointment with a psychiatric nurse practitioner about 800 miles away in […]

Published on March 21, 2023

Lower energy consumption thanks to daylight-saving time

Just like adjusting the clocks, daylight-saving time also has a nuanced impact on energy consumption! While the focus is usually on electricity used for lighting, this study explores how daylight-saving time affects heating and cooling needs in office buildings. Researchers have dug into the correlation between climate change and this energy usage. The findings are […]

Published on March 21, 2023