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At Emergent, we develop, manufacture, and deliver protections against public health threats. For more than two decades, we’ve been at work defending people from things we hope will never happen — so that we’re prepared, just in case they ever do.

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Impacting the Stigma

August 24, 2023

Stigma is a major barrier to people getting the support they need for substance use disorders. People who are struggling with addiction often feel ashamed and isolated, and they may be afraid to seek help because they don’t want to be judged. This stigma can also affect family members, who may feel like they are to blame for the addiction or that they will be judged if they talk about it.

We need to do more to normalize the idea of addiction and to make sure that people know that they are not alone. We also need to make sure that there are accessible and affordable resources available to people who need help.

Recent Episodes

SPD
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Unlocking CensisAI²: The Metrics That Matter for Smarter SPD Decisions

Sterile processing departments are swimming in data, from workflow automation and supply data to patient outcome and quality metrics. But the real challenge is not collecting more information; it is knowing which metrics actually improve SPD performance, technician education, OR readiness and patient safety. For Censis, a leader in surgical asset management, the focus…

specialty care
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A Physician Entrepreneur’s Playbook for Fixing America’s Specialty Care Gap

The U.S. healthcare system is facing a quiet but accelerating crisis: a widening gap between where specialists are needed and where they actually practice. In urology alone, there are roughly 1,100 open positions but only about 400 new specialists trained each year—a mismatch that’s only getting worse. As physician burnout rises and more clinicians…

Texas
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Policy, Patients, and the Future of Healthcare: How Texas Plans to Fix a Strained System

The U.S. healthcare system is under real strain—and it’s something both patients and physicians are feeling in everyday care. In Texas, those pressures are even more visible, where rapid population growth, rural access challenges, and regulatory complexity are making it harder for patients to get timely care and for doctors to focus on medicine…

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