India is expected to see a GLP-1 boom as Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide patent expires in the country this month. GLP-1s such as Wegovy and Ozempic have made a big impact in the treatment of diabetes and weight loss, especially in the US. The expiring patent marks an important moment for India’s pharmaceutical and nutritional sectors, … Read more
By Ryan M. Burkhart The US is currently in the midst of a mental health crisis, and in Colorado, more than 28% of residents live with a mental health condition. Unfortunately, the vast majority of Colorado residents are currently locked out of the state’s mental health care system due to critical workforce shortages, where our … Read more
“The issue is not whether these programs work, it’s whether we are willing to scale and coordinate them to create an effective continuum of care.” Outside Lincoln Medical Center, The Bronx. (Adi Talwar/Batas Kota) For decades, New York City has struggled to meet the needs of people living with the most serious behavioral health challenges. … Read more
A call for help escalated to a Louisville woman who suffered a mental health crisis being shot by the police.Katelyn Hall, 28, died March 27, after Louisville Metro Police Department officers Robert Baker and Robert Gabbart shot her while responding to a call that she was in distress. Police were called to an apartment off … Read more
By 2024, there will be more mental health patients stuck waiting in hospital emergency departments than in 2022. But Massachusetts still has some of the longest waits in the nation, and behavioral health patients with unique needs — such as the elderly, pregnant women, or children with autism — too often can’t get the right … Read more
(New York) – Communities across the country are developing alternative models for mental health crisis response Human Rights Watch, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, and the Center for Racial and Disability Justice at UCLA Law School said in a report released today. This approach is sorely needed as US police kill hundreds of … Read more
Hartford, Conn (from) – A white Connecticut police officer who fatally shot a Black man 30 seconds after arriving at the scene, where three fellow officers had spent a few minutes trying to de-escalate the situation, was fired Friday. Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam said in a statement that he terminated Officer Joseph Magnano effective immediately … Read more
The Hartford Police Department officer who fatally shot Steven Jones during a mental health call in February has been fired. Officer Joseph Magnano was terminated based on “the grounds of his performance” when he responded to the call on February 27 and fired nine shots at Jones, who died the next day, Hartford Mayor Arunan … Read more