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Tuesday September 30, 2025

As sports betting explodes, experts push for a public health approach to addiction

September 30, 2025 • Sports betting is now legal in 39 and D.C. But public health experts are concerned about gambling disorders, and are calling for more limits on sports gambling to prevent addiction.

As sports betting explodes, experts push for a public health approach to addiction

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As sports betting explodes, should states set more limits to stop gambling addiction?

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September 30, 2025 • With concerns about addiction rising, some advocates and lawmakers call for federal regulations on the gambling industry — but would settle for more state laws to help curb excessive betting.

Friday March 28, 2025

Dr. Rebecca Starr is an internist specializing in geriatric care. When she opened her own practice, she chose a concierge business model, she says, because she wanted to offer patients longer appointments, including time to talk about nutrition and other subjects, but be able to charge enough to make the business work.
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Long wait for a rushed doctor's visit? Maybe you'll get more with a 'membership' fee

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March 28, 2025 • The growing number of concierge medical practices limit the number of patients and charge them membership fees. Will this worsen the ongoing shortage of primary care doctors for everyone else?

Long wait times for appointments at your doctor? You can now become a 'member'

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Thursday March 27, 2025

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Long wait times for appointments at your doctor? You can now become a 'member'

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March 27, 2025 • There's a critical shortage of primary care doctors across the country, and long wait times for appointments. In response, there are 12,000 "concierge" medical practices now operating in the U.S. that charge patients membership fees. But is this trend worsening the ongoing shortage of primary care doctors for everyone else?

Long wait times for appointments at your doctor? You can now become a 'member'

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Saturday October 12, 2024

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New rules should make methadone easier to get, but change is slow in many places

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October 12, 2024 • An effective treatment for opioid addiction is easier to get after the Biden administration changed rules. That's making a difference for some people battling opioid use disorder, but access is still limited.

METHADONE EXPANSION

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