Cancer

TL/DR - Marquette University President Dr. Michael Lovell died in Rome from sarcoma, a form of cancer he was diagnosed with in 2021. During his ten-year tenure at Marquette, Lovell contributed to the establishment of Near West Side Partners and Scaling Wellness in Milwaukee (SWIM), two not-for-profit organizations aimed at strengthening local…

TL/DR - Black women in the US are over 40% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women, a statistic that has largely remained the same for a decade, according to the American Cancer Society. Factors contributing to this disparity include biological differences such as aggressive forms of breast cancer, inadequate insurance coverage,…

TL/DR - Despite lower utilization of prescription medications, Medicaid spending on prescription drugs has increased significantly, according to a recent report by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). The study, based on data from 2016 to 2022, found that although the number of prescriptions per Medicaid enrollee decreased, net spending on…