Health Activist Biweekly | October 10, 2018

Pittsburgh is gathering all the leaders in maternal health, New York students learn mental health & more

Health Activist Biweekly

October 10, 2018

 

 

In the News 

Reinvesting In Health News

In Montana, a Tough Negotiator Proved Employers Don’t Have to Pay So Much for Health Care | ProPublica

A Nobel Prize-winning physicist sold his medal for $765,000 to pay medical bills | Vox

These MacArthur Fellows Are Trying to Fix American Health Care | Bloomberg

 

Adolescent Behavioral Health News

When Insurers Deny Mental Health Coverage, Families In Crisis Struggle Even More | Side Effects

This fall, all New York students will be learning about mental health | NBC News

These high school students are tackling Kentucky's mental health crisis | The Week

 

Maternal Mortality News

Gathering of maternal mortality experts in Pittsburgh seeks 'momentum' | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Lessons From California In Women’s Health | Health Affairs

A soaring maternal mortality rate: What does it mean for you? | Harvard Health Publishing

Everyone Should Have a Postpartum Doula | New York Times

Pennsylvania, nation, need to do more to combat maternal mortality | Observer-Reporter

Women's health leaders from around the world headed to Pittsburgh next week | Pittsburgh Business Times

 

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