Two deaths in Boulder County, Colorado, in 2023 are the latest in the U.S. to be blamed on the powerful class of synthetic opioids called nitazenes. Most health systems cannot detect nitazenes, so the exact number of overdoses ...
Feb 15, 2024
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A new study into the police and hospital data recorded after major road accidents has provided key insights into better management of traffic safety and public health strategies—particularly for the most vulnerable road ...
Feb 14, 2024
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A Chicago children's hospital has been forced to take its networks offline after an unspecified cyberattack, limiting access to medical records and hampering communication by phone or email since the middle of last week.
Feb 5, 2024
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This year, the Australian government will progressively ban the retail sale of all e-cigarettes, known as vapes. Vapers will only be allowed to use nicotine vapes that comply with Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) product ...
Jan 24, 2024
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Overdose deaths in North America have skyrocketed, primarily because of the spread of illegally manufactured fentanyl. In a new study, researchers have analyzed an early and prominent fentanyl-selling operation on the dark ...
Jan 10, 2024
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Shared or personal use electric scooters (e-scooters) are common in cities and on college campuses across the United States. Much like bike shares, you can find them on the street, unlock them with a smartphone app and leave ...
Dec 18, 2023
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A new study led by researchers at Columbia University indicates that patients who receive methadone take-home doses—a protocol expanded during the COVID pandemic—are no more likely to overdose or drop out of care than ...
Dec 8, 2023
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A ransomware attack has prompted a health care chain that operates 30 hospitals in six states to divert patients from some of its emergency rooms to other hospitals while postponing certain elective procedures.
Nov 28, 2023
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Every time the country is shaken by a tragic mass shooting and the loss of innocent lives, mental illness and its role in the actions of the mass shooter come under scrutiny.
Nov 15, 2023
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An analysis co-led by a Brown public health researcher has found that the nation's first two government-sanctioned overdose prevention centers were not associated with significant changes in crime.
Nov 13, 2023
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