On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced a $100 billion new opioid program aimed at reducing opioid deaths.But the news didn’t come as a complete surprise.As Vox’s Dylan Matthews wrote in March, the opioid crisis has been building for years.The opioid crisis is part of a broader opioid crisis in the United States, where more people …
Dr. Michael Crabtree’s medical notes on ACL tear: ‘I just got back from the hospital’
In his first year of retirement, Dr. Mike Crabtree will be taking a more measured approach to the rehabilitation process.He won’t be pushing himself for weeks on end.The former Carolina Panthers quarterback, who will miss the rest of the season after tearing his ACL in Week 8, told ESPN.com on Monday that he’s “not a …
Trump says his health-care plan is ‘more than just a plan’
The president said he “cannot and will not” back down from his call to get rid of the Affordable Care Act, saying the president “believes that this is more than just an Obamacare plan.”“If we’re going to repeal and replace Obamacare, we’re not going to go back to a system where people can’t get health …
How to Find a Doctor for Your Eye Problems
Dr. Mike Cunha is a local eye doctor.He’s not a doctor by trade, but his passion for his patients is.In the past, he’s done eye surgery, but now he’s a certified ophthalmologist, meaning he treats the eye and is trained to perform other eye procedures.He also works with the blind.We talked to Cunham about his …