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.
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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.
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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.
Opioids were involved in one out of every 65 deaths in the U.S. in 2016. For younger adults, that number jumped to one in five deaths, a study published in JAMA Network Open found.
As the opioid crisis ravages the nation, emergency department physicians in Philadelphia are trying to use data and new interventions to change the way opioids are being prescribed, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report.
Castle Craig Hospital in Peeblesshire, Scotland is opening a treatment center for people addicted to trading cryptocurrencies, according to Sky News.
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, which comprises 39 hospitals across the U.S., operates a successful health plan — a venture few providers have found prosperity in.