Health White House unveils plan to eliminate threat of fentanyl laced with xylazine James Pereira Jul 11, 2023 Bags of heroin, some laced with fentanyl, are displayed before a press conference at the office of the New York Attorney… Read More...
Health Opioids no more effective than placebo for acute back and neck pain: Evidence calls for change to… James Pereira Jul 8, 2023 Opioid pain-relieving medicines are not more effective than a placebo in relieving acute back and neck pain and may even… Read More...
Health Kentucky governor hails law enforcement successes in fight against spread of illegal drugs James Pereira May 12, 2023 By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy… Read More...
Health El Chapo’s son, Sinaloa members face sanctions over fentanyl James Pereira May 10, 2023 By FATIMA HUSSEIN - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on… Read More...
Health Youngkin seeks plan for wastewater surveillance of fentanyl James Pereira May 10, 2023 AP RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order… Read More...
Health US backs study of safe injection sites, overdose prevention James Pereira May 8, 2023 By CARLA K. JOHNSON - AP Medical Writer For the first time, the U.S. government… Read More...
Health 300 arrested in global crackdown on dark web drug market James Pereira May 3, 2023 By MIKE CORDER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands… Read More...
Health Quiet and parents’ touch help opioid users’ newborns: study James Pereira May 1, 2023 By CARLA K. JOHNSON - AP Medical Writer Babies born to opioid users had shorter… Read More...
Health Study points to better care for babies born to opioid users James Pereira May 1, 2023 By CARLA K. JOHNSON - AP Medical Writer Babies born to opioid users had shorter… Read More...
Health Journalists Discuss Enduring Effects of Long Covid and Handling of Opioid Settlement Funds James Pereira Apr 29, 2023 KFF Health News former senior editor Andy Miller discussed long covid, telehealth, and health care worker shortages on… Read More...