DEA Proposes Cutting Production of Some Opioid Painkillers
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has proposed a 20 percent reduction in the manufacture of certain…
Public Health
-
DEA Proposes Cutting Production of Some Opioid Painkillers
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has proposed a 20 percent reduction in the manufacture of certain... -
Emergency Departments Need Plan to Deal with Drug Shortages
In recent years, there have been countless unprecedented, unexpected, and unplanned short-term medication shortages and ever more... -
More than One-Third of U.S. Adults Prescribed Opioids in 2015
The United States needs to curb excessive opioid prescribing and improve access to pain management techniques, suggests...
Emergency Departments Need Plan to Deal with Drug Shortages
In recent years, there have been countless unprecedented, unexpected, and unplanned short-term medication shortages and ever more…
More than One-Third of U.S. Adults Prescribed Opioids in 2015
The United States needs to curb excessive opioid prescribing and improve access to pain management techniques, suggests…
Mallinckrodt Settles U.S. Opioid Drug Probe for $35 Million
Mallinckrodt Plc, one of the largest manufacturers of the generic opioid painkiller oxycodone, will pay $35 million…
WHO Warns of Imminent Spread of Untreatable Gonorrhea
At least three people worldwide are infected with totally untreatable strains of gonorrhea which they are likely…
Injuries from Inner-City Guns Reignite Plea to Stop the Violence
“Don’t let me die,” he told me. As I provided supplemental oxygen to him at the head…
Opinion: Dangers of Marijuana Experienced Firsthand
I recently finished my residency in emergency medicine and began to practice in Pueblo, Colorado. I grew…
U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Surge; Experts See Tie to Cellphones
(Reuters) – U.S. pedestrian deaths rose sharply for the second year in a row in 2016, a…
U.S. Senator Launches Probe into Five Top Opioid Drugmakers
U.S. Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill has sought details from the nation’s top opioid drugmakers on their sales…
Onsite Medical Care, Resuscitation Increasingly Important at Mass Gathering Events
The term “mass gathering” refers to a variety of different events including music festivals, concerts, state fairs,…
