Video: Harm reduction vending machines make Narcan more accessible without stigma
The opioid antidote Narcan is now available at six harm reduction vending machines in neighborhoods across Washington D.C.
Video: Harm reduction vending machines make Narcan more accessible without stigma
The opioid antidote Narcan is now available at six harm reduction vending machines in neighborhoods across Washington D.C.
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As fentanyl overdoses surge, education on how to reduce their impact remains insufficient
Fentanyl is now the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18 to 49. But education to reduce the negative consequences of drug use is insufficient.
As fentanyl overdoses surge, education on how to reduce their impact remains insufficient
Fentanyl is now the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18 to 49. But education to reduce the negative consequences of drug use is insufficient.
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Maternal health crisis worsened during the pandemic
The chronic maternal health crisis worsened in the United States, particularly during the pandemic. Women of color suffer the most.
Maternal health crisis worsened during the pandemic
The chronic maternal health crisis worsened in the United States, particularly during the pandemic. Women of color suffer the most.
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Emergency public health funding for COVID vaccines and tests ends in January
Public health officials say that Americans could end up paying a much bigger share of COVID medical costs during the coming COVID wave.
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Seniors’ interests in updated booster is diminishing
Americans over 65 are more vulnerable to COVID. But data from the CDC suggests their interest in keeping their vaccinations up-to-date is steadily declining.
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Adapting a Zero Suicide Approach to Native Communities
May 2, 2022 – Edwina Valdo found herself on the receiving end of a desperate phone call last year on the suicide crisis line at Acoma Pueblo Behavioral Health Services in New Mexico. Valdo, whose regular job is as a grant manager, was filling in because the pandemic...
read moreHealth clinics serving Native Americans in cities grapple with limited funding, scarce resources
Health-care organizations that support Native Americans living in urban areas receive minimal federal funding, even though more than 70 percent of the U.S. Native population lives in metropolitan areas.
Doctors, companies push to keep looser pandemic-era rules for prescribing opioid addiction treatment via telemedicine
Access to life-saving treatments to opioid use disorder expanded during the pandemic, and doctors are pushing for those expansions to be made permanent.
New FDA program could boost drug development for rare diseases
A proposed FDA pilot, the Rare Disease Endpoint Advancement program, aims to bolster clinical trials for rare diseases by increasing collaboration between industry and the FDA to determine meaningful endpoints for rare diseases in clinical trials.
DC clears Allen Park homeless encampment after councilmembers called for eviction moratorium
After multiple delays, the District began clearing a longstanding homeless encampment in Allen Park Thursday morning, as part of a widely criticized pilot program to place encampment residents into housing accommodations.
Federal Agency Reps Push Biden Proposal to Classify Fentanyl-Related Substances as Schedule I Drugs
WASHINGTON – As overdose deaths in America continue to reach record highs, lawmakers convened Thursday to discuss how best to tackle the issue at one of its most dangerous sources: the alarming influx of fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances infiltrating the...
Justices Appear Supportive of Mississippi Abortion Limits
WASHINGTON — The long-held precedent of upholding abortion rights, as established in Roe v. Wade, appeared more vulnerable following oral arguments on Wednesday over the legality of Mississippi’s near total ban on the procedure. State Solicitor General Scott Stewart...
Video: Justices’ Questions Suggest Court Could Uphold Mississippi Abortion Ban, Overturning 50 Years of Precedent
Activists gathered outside the Supreme Court on Dec. 1, 2021, as justices heard arguments over Mississippi’s controversial law that bans nearly all abortions after 15 weeks.
After Losses in Two States, Public Nuisance Law Looms Large Over Future Opioid Lawsuits
WASHINGTON – Many of the more than 3,000 active lawsuits filed by state and local governments in the nationwide legal saga of the opioid epidemic share a similar argumentative foundation: by downplaying risk and exaggerating upsides, pharmaceutical companies put lives...
Unhoused District residents brace for early December eviction amid pleas to halt encampment clearings
Washington, D.C. prepares to permanently close a homeless encampment in Truxton Circle without connecting all residents to housing.
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