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Prescription Drugs: The Hidden Costs to Health and the Planet

Mad in America

2024,” healthcare visits, procedures, tests, and vaccinations decreased but the number of new prescriptions saw a 3% increase. A ccording to the IQVIA Institute report, “The Use of Medicines in the U.S. Pharmaceutical spending in the U.S. is expected to increase by 127 billion dollars by 2028.

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Multiplicity and Mad Studies: An Interview with Jazmine Russell

Mad in America

She is also a co-editor of the forthcoming Mad Studies Reader: Interdisciplinary Innovations in Mental Health (Routledge, 2024). The first instance is particularly important to what I’ll go on to discuss about the mind-body connection. The transcript below has been edited for length and clarity.