Promising news on #COVIDVaccine allocations. For the first time, we received a 3-week allocation forecast from the fed. govt. This will help us develop a multi-week strategy to help with consistency & predictability.

Just got the bill for my surgery and hospital stay. How is this country real.

#WSUMedicine, @MultiCareINW research shows mammograms in #WA fell by ⬆️ 60% during the #COVID19 pandemic among women of color & those in #rural communities. The team hopes to find ways to help reduce cancer-related health disparities. 🩺 🔗bit.ly/3bOIUkz | JAMA

Breast cancer screening during COVID-19 dropped by 50% in WA state. For Hispanic women this drop was 64%, American Indian Alaskan Native women 61% and white women 49%. Read Article: tinyurl.com/4umjd39n JAMA Network Open

During the pandemic in WA state breast cancer screening in urban women declined by 50%, rural women by 58%. Women privately insured experienced a 50% drop in screening while women on Medicaid experienced 63% drop. Read Article: tinyurl.com/4umjd39n JAMA Network Open

New research led by Ofer Amram WSU Medicine shows breast cancer screening dropped by half during the pandemic, with larger declines seen in rural women and women of color. bit.ly/missed-cancer-…

Check out this #WSU research collaboration with #MurrowMinds Porismita borah & WSU Medicine's Ofer Amram & Sterling M. McPherson about media exposure and substance use during the #COVID19 pandemic ⬇️ #GoCougs

Thanks to @EricaWAustin for bringing this group together from all over including WSU Analytics and PsychoPharmacology Lab (APPL) folks!

In collaboration with the #MurrowMinds Porismita borah ,our research shows that exposure to both cable news and social media is associated with substantial increases in substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read: mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/1…

New research out with Ofer Amram Take-home methadone dosing following SAMHSA COVID-19 exemption was quickly adopted and broadly expanded among clients at one WA clinic. Implications for new patients and long term outcomes TBD Yale Program in Addiction Medicine

Our recently published study together with Paul Joudrey showed a tremendous increase in take-home medication for all methadone patients in a clinic in Spokane WA during COVID-19. We need to understand how these changes impact treatment outcomes. Study: shorturl.at/noqCH

Important early data suggests no change in methadone related overdose following relaxation of take-home medication requirements due to COVID-19 in CT

Let’s thank, not vilify, scientists seattletimes.com/opinion/lets-t…

BREAKING: President Biden has reportedly told Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi that he's ready to pressure moderate Senate Democrats to change the filibuster rule in order to pass a new voting-rights law.

The COVID-19 vaccines do not contain microchips or any tracking devices. While many providers use electronic immunization records to log vaccinations, these do not track you.

More evidence shows that an increase in take home methadone during the pandemic did not worsen patient’s outcomes, including adherence to treatment, overdose and emergency department visits. We need to examine whether to keep these changes indefinitely. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

For an informative read on how the #COVID19 pandemic impacted #opioid addiction treatment with #methadone, see this great piece by Arielle Dreher that reports on WSU Spokane research led by Ofer Amram at WSU Medicine.

Rep. Norcross is introducing legislation that would allow some opioid users in treatment to continue obtaining methadone prescriptions from pharmacies to take at home, making permanent an easing of restrictions approved during the pandemic. nbcnews.to/3rHnT46

Yes! Creating flexible federal and state methadone regulations is important as we try to respond to rising overdose deaths. Options for methadone in primary care/office settings and pharmacies is critical for addressing inequalities. Yale Program in Addiction Medicine

Funded by Andy Hill CARE Fund and partnering with MultiCare Health , research showing colorectal and cervical cancer diagnosis dropped during the pandemic in WA state, following a similar trend in screening. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ca… #CANCER