Health

Over the weekend, at Herald Square Plaza, the Fountain House gallery had an art installation marking Mental Health Awareness Month, as well as the nonprofit's 75th anniversary. The installation is now closed but will reappear this summer on Governor's Island. Read more of what I wrote for amNewYorkMetro

The Society of Family Planning created a collaborative team to collect data on abortion access around the country since Roe v. Wade was overturned last June. For the Women's Media Center, I wrote about the reporting process, what was found, and what each number means.

President Biden announced in a statement that Dr. Rochelle Walensky will step down as head of the CDC. "Dr. Walensky leaves CDC a stronger institution, better positioned to confront health threats and protect Americans. We have all benefited from her service and dedication to public health, and I wish her the best in her next chapter."

The merger between Cooper University Health Care and Cape Regional Health System have signed a definitive agreement for their merger which was announced last December. Up next is the regulatory process. Both entities expect that to take a year.

According to Joseph Nichols, director of clinical education at the Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, if CPR is not started within 2 minutes of a cardiac arrest, brain injury can occur and will progressively worsen over time until compressions are started.

My new article with Caribbean Life News, about the virtual book discussion with David Herzberg, Helena Hansen and Julie Netherland of the Drug Policy Alliance, hosted by Haymarket Books, is out! The authors discussed their new book, “Whiteout: How Racial Capitalism Changed the Color of Opioids in America (2023).” “The master narrative that these books and articles have propagated throughout the last two and a half decades involves this play of evil pharma and unsuspecting pain. It’s a story line that concealed so much that we might say that it’s false,” Hansen said. Definitely on my TBR list! Read more here: https://www.caribbeanlife.com/new-book-reveals-evil.../ ——— Alt Text (on the site): “Books” is written at the top in the color orange. The headline of the story is written in the color black, and it states: “New book reveals evil pharma and unsuspecting pain.” My name is written underneath the headline in all capital and lowercase letters, in the color orange. It says: “Milette Millington.” Date is under that, and it says April 18, 2023. Image Description: The top image is of ‘Whiteout’ co-author David Herzberg. He is a professor of history at the University at Buffalo (SUNY). He researches the history of drugs and drug policy in America with a focus on pharmaceuticals. So many more stories on the way from me! Stay tuned! #brooklyn #haymarketbooks #womensupportingwomen #authorsofinstagram #drugpolicy #books #bookstagram #booknerd #booklovers #bookrecommendations #tbr #disability #disabled #disabilityadvocate #accessibility #disabledjournalists #disabilityawareness #disabilitycommunity