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A deep dive into addiction following the death of Keyshia Cole’s mother, Frankie Lons

Loading the player… Frankie Lons died of a reported overdose on July 18 at the age of 61. In a heartbreaking message shared via Instagram, Lons’ daughter, Elite Noel, shared, “Worse pain ever…to see my mama in a body bag on her birthday!” After a years-long, very public battle with addiction, Lons’ death is a… Read More »

COVID-19 caused hospital ED visits to dive more than 40%

Dive Brief: Hospital emergency department visits dropped precipitously during the first weeks of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Visit rates fell between 41.5% and 63.5% across the hospitals studied, according to research published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine. Meanwhile, hospital admission rates from the ED rose as much as nearly… Read More »