July 5, 2016 'Stigma' leaves many reluctant to seek Narcan, say Connecticut health officials It’s been 10 months since pharmacist Edmund Funaro Jr. completed a training program to be able to prescribe the opiate overdose reversal medication naloxone, and yet he has not written one prescription for the drug.
June 30, 2016 Following prevention guidelines linked to lowered risk for cancer Keeping active and eating healthy really does seem to reduce the odds of getting certain cancers and dying from them, according to a new review of past research.
June 28, 2016 US medical schools expand training to curb painkiller abuse At first, the woman tried to hide her painkiller problem.
June 24, 2016 Connecticut city warns of 'tainted' heroin amid overdose spike Officials in New Haven have declared a public health emergency following a string of overdoses linked to a batch of heroin mixed with fentanyl.
June 24, 2016 Overweight young men may face high liver disease risk later in life Being overweight at 18 to 20 years old may signal that a man is headed for severe liver disease decades later, according to a large, long-term study from Sweden.
June 23, 2016 The Chinese connection fueling America's fentanyl crisis Last spring, Chinese customs agents seized 70 kilograms of the narcotics fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl hidden in a cargo container bound for Mexico.
June 22, 2016 For trans people, family rejection tied to suicide attempts, substance abuse For transgender or gender non-conforming individuals, as rejection from family members increases, so does their likelihood of suicide attempts or substance abuse, according to a new study.
June 21, 2016 Many surgical readmissions can't be blamed on hospitals When too many surgery patients come back to a hospital after being sent home, the hospital can be fined by the federal government.
June 21, 2016 Teen marijuana use in Colorado found lower than national average Marijuana consumption by Colorado high school students has dipped slightly since the state first permitted recreational cannabis use by adults, a new survey showed on Monday, contrary to concerns that legalization would increase pot use by teens.