Smartwatch data may help detect opioid misuse risk
Opioid overdoses continue to take a devastating toll across the United States. According to the U.S. Centers for…
Millionaire GP who owns 14 hotels and a brewery administered fentanyl sedation in breach of AHPRA conditions: tribunal
Dr Jerry Schwartz says he will appeal after being found guilty of breaching conditions on his registration by…
Tougher MHRA Addiction Warnings for Z-Drugs
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has strengthened warnings about the risks of dependence, addiction, withdrawal, and tolerance…
New mobile unit to help communities with mental health after Helene :: WRAL.com
More than a year after Hurricane Helene devastated communities in western North Carolina, health providers say the emotional…
Arizona AG warns about synthetic supplements sold in convenience stores
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The state’s chief legal officer is warning Arizonans about what she calls “dangerous products” being…
INVESTIGATING GENERICS: Decades of Recalls Reveal Flaws in the U.S. Opioid Supply Chain – MedShadow Foundation
Fact Checked FACT CHECKED Pain was one of the first sensations Brandy, 44, remembers. Born with spina bifida…
SAMHSA cuts endanger people facing addiction or mental illness
O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming…
Updated CPR guidelines provide expanded recommendations for managing choking and opioid overdose
The “2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC),” published today in…
Global drug addiction mortality rates double despite fewer new cases
Despite fewer new addiction cases worldwide, a sweeping analysis finds drug-related deaths surging, exposing critical failures in global…
Popular opioid painkiller doesn’t ease chronic pain: new study
Talk about a dose of disappointment. A new analysis suggests that millions of Americans with chronic pain are…
NY settlement highlights risks, costs of Indivior’s overdose drug
The pharmaceutical manufacturer Indivior has stopped marketing Opvee, its controversial overdose-reversal medication, after two years of meager sales,…
Texas Hospital Pioneers Use of New Non-Opioid Painkiller
A Texas hospital is pioneering the use of a newly approved non-opioid drug for post-surgical pain, part of…