The COVID 'emergency' is over. Here's what you need to know
While the official COVID-19 public health emergency has ended, the virus hasn't disappeared.
May 15, 2023
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While the official COVID-19 public health emergency has ended, the virus hasn't disappeared.
May 15, 2023
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Without opioid painkillers to dull the ache in his knees and other joints, Arnold Wilson wouldn't be able to walk half a block. The 63-year-old former New York City nurse has crippling arthritis for which he takes OxyContin ...
Jan 9, 2023
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The number of people who were dispensed opioid painkillers dropped during the height of Victoria's COVID-19 restrictions, then increased as lockdowns lifted, Monash University researchers have found.
Dec 5, 2022
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Have U.S. drug overdose deaths stopped rising? Preliminary government data suggests they may have, but many experts are urging caution, noting that past plateaus didn't last.
Nov 16, 2022
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The nation's top public health agency on Thursday softened its guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers.
Nov 3, 2022
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Patients can recover from orthopedic surgery just as well without using opioid-based painkillers, says a McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association ...
Oct 4, 2022
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A long-awaited review of prescription opioid medications, including their risks and contribution to the U.S. overdose epidemic, is still underway at the Food and Drug Administration, the agency's commissioner said Tuesday.
Aug 30, 2022
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For some surgeries, spinal anesthesia has been increasingly used instead of general anesthesia as a method to provide more comfort to patients and cut down on painkiller use. But research among hip fracture patients shows ...
Jun 13, 2022
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Most people who get a prescription for opioid painkillers to ease the pain of an operation or dental procedure fill it right away. But a new study shows that some fill these prescriptions more than a month later—long after ...
Jun 2, 2022
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Researchers have called for medical advice about the use of painkillers during pregnancy to be reassessed after a new study found that pregnant women who use over-the-counter analgesics are about one and a half times more ...
May 13, 2022
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