Public Health

The U.S. experienced an increase in illicit opioid sales via crypromarkets after the Drug Enforcement Administration released a stricter opioid prescribing regulation in 2014, according to research published June 13 in The BMJ.

A small plane crashed in New Jersey, killing two pilots who were conducting a non-emergency medical flight to pick up a patient, according to NJ.com.

Although President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency in October, his administration has yet to take necessary steps to help those fighting addiction — including one critical, cost-free step, two experts argue in a jointly written op-ed in…

The New Jersey Hospital Association is spending $1.5 million on a tool by Collective Medical that will allow hospitals to track opioid prescriptions.

National Institutes of Health leaders published an opinion piece June 12 to outline how the medical research agency plans to spend the $500 million budget Congress awarded it to combat the opioid crisis, The Hill reports.

Two studies published in Nature Medicine June 11 contribute to a small body of literature suggesting cells edited with CRISPR-Cas9 may cause cancer.

Although needle exchanges and safe injection sites have numerous studies backing their effectiveness in fighting opioid addiction, a recent study revealed many Americans oppose both — a stigma that could harm the nation's response to the opioid epidemic, Vox reports.

CMS on June 11 released a guidance to help states leverage Medicaid and ensure they have the tools for fighting the opioid crisis. The guidance comes as the House is set to vote on dozens of opioid bills starting this…

President Donald Trump's administration on June 8 announced a public awareness campaign aimed at reducing opioid addiction among young people, CNN reports.

The House will vote next week on legislation to combat the opioid crisis, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said June 6, according to The Hill.