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Experts Call for Targeted Policies to Address Opioid Epidemic

Focus should be on communities of color, the incarcerated, Gen Z

Sep 27, 2024
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GLP-1 Agent May Hold Opioid Use Disorder Benefit

Researchers highlight semaglutide's potential value for preventing overdoses

Sep 26, 2024
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Newborns With Opioid Withdrawal at Higher Risk of Hospital Readmission

Faced higher odds of readmission for traumatic brain injury, skull fracture, maltreatment

Sep 24, 2024
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U.S. Will Let More People Take Methadone at Home

This is the first update to methadone regulations in 20 years

Sep 20, 2024
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EMS Encounters for Youth Opioid Overdoses Remain Higher Than Before the Pandemic

Increasing trend among adolescents a cause for alarm, says researcher

Sep 18, 2024
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Man Who Sold Fentanyl-Laced Pill Liable for $5.8 Million in Death of Young Woman

"We've won the battle but not the war," victim's father said

Sep 18, 2024
A photo of Matt Capelouto and his wife, Christine, whose daughter, Alexandra, died from a fentanyl overdose.
Did Oregon's Drug Decriminalization Policy Increase Overdose Deaths?

Study sheds new light on impact of drug decriminalization policy

Sep 06, 2024
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$300M Lawsuit for Hospital Where RN Is Accused of Replacing Fentanyl With Tap Water

Suit says the hospital failed to monitor medication administration procedures

Sep 04, 2024
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Emergency Medicine Doc Is Running for Congress

Amish Shah, MD, MPH, talks with Bվ about his time in Arizona's state legislature

Sep 03, 2024
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Giving Up Pets to Seek Rehab Can Worsen Trauma. A Group Intends to End That.

Most residential rehab centers don't allow patients to bring pets

Sep 03, 2024
A photo of Simon Rubick and his rescue dog Tonks in Aurora, Colorado.
Where Vance and Walz Stand on Major Healthcare Issues

A look at the two vice presidential nominees' healthcare policies and records

Aug 29, 2024
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Combination OUD Treatment Safe During Pregnancy

Buprenorphine and naloxone associated with similar or better outcomes versus buprenorphine alone

Aug 12, 2024
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FDA Approves Nalmefene Auto-Injector for Opioid Overdose

Opioid antagonist previously approved in injectable and nasal spray formulations

Aug 08, 2024
FDA APPROVED nalmefene hydrochloride auto-injector (Zurnai) over a photo of male paramedics with a patient in an ambulance
Where Harris' VP Options Stand on Healthcare

A look at the healthcare track records of Shapiro, Kelly, Walz, and Buttigieg

Aug 01, 2024
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