Addiction

Naloxone, witnessed overdoses could reduce opioid-related deaths

Opioid-related drug overdoses cause 130 deaths per day in the U.S. Access to treatment and prevention programs are key to addressing the opioid crisis, as is access to overdose reversal drugs like naloxone, which has emerged ...

Gerontology & Geriatrics

How to provide effective fall prevention in aged care

New research from Flinders University has revealed that devastating falls in residential aged care homes could be prevented by using gold standard approaches of regular exercise and a personalized fall prevention plan.

Medical economics

States begin tapping Medicaid dollars to combat gun violence

To tackle America's gun problem, a growing number of states are using Medicaid dollars to pay for community-based programs intended to stop shootings. The idea is to boost resources for violence prevention programs, which ...

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