MeSH tree: F03.900.384.500.500
The overall death rate of children and adolescents in the United States increased 6.6% between 2020 and 2023, researchers reported on May 13 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Many of the top causes of death in young ...
May 21, 2026
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About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year—about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data.
May 13, 2026
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Between 1999 and 2022, the US had substantially higher death rates than other wealthy nations, largely due to cardiovascular disease, metabolic diseases (including diabetes), Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, and ...
May 8, 2026
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After an emergency department visit for an opioid overdose, 9% of individuals died and 21% experienced a repeat opioid overdose in the following year, according to a new study from ICES and the Center for Addiction and Mental ...
May 7, 2026
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It took the better part of a century for maternal mortality to be recognized, forgotten, and finally recognized again as an urgent public health crisis in the United States. In contrast, research shows fathers—particularly ...
May 4, 2026
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Visitors to a 10-city region in Orange County, California, with a large concentration of substance use disorder treatment centers experience disproportionately high levels of overdose, according to a new study led by a researcher ...
Apr 28, 2026
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A year-long analysis of England's wastewater shows how recreational drug use spiked with major sporting and music events, heat waves and bank holidays, with widespread drops in usage linked to major drug seizures by police. ...
Apr 27, 2026
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A new study exposes challenges in reversing opioid overdoses with naloxone when potent synthetic drugs like fentanyl and sufentanil are involved, according to a study published in the May 2026 issue of Anesthesiology. The ...
Apr 13, 2026
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In June 2025, several mainstream media outlets reported a surge in U.S. drug overdose deaths in early 2025 that was based on data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Apr 9, 2026
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Long-term opioid prescribing has fallen in the United States over the last decade, but millions of patients still received opioids for 90 days or longer in 2023, according to a new research letter in JAMA led by University ...
Apr 8, 2026
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