Nearly one-third of patients said they did not use any of the opioids they were prescribed after surgery, and just 8 percent of patients said they got rid of their remaining opioids, according to a survey conducted by Rochester, Minn.-based…
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A pair of bipartisan bills — one in the House and the other in the Senate — aimed at addressing maternal mortality have not gotten airtime as Congress remains laser-focused on the opioid crisis, according to a report from The…
The HHS provided the second installment of the Opioid State Targeted Response grants. In total, the 50 states, four U.S. territories and the free associated states of Palau and Micronesia received $485 million.
Being completely honest, it’s as difficult to write about the opioid crisis, as it is to read about it. Why?
U.S. prescription opioid dosage volume decreased 12 percent in 2017, representing the largest drop in more than 25 years, according to a report from the IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science.
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A study published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society examined the effects of the 2014 federal hydrocodone rescheduling policy on opioid use among the elderly.
Nearly seven months after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, a number of Puerto Rican dialysis patients who are left without a hospital must travel by plane for lifesaving treatment, The Atlantic reports.
In honor of National Public Health Week, one direct-to-consumer genetic testing company suggested a key way DNA sequencing has driven improvements in public health — biobank development.
Medicare Part D beneficiaries in states with legalized medical marijuana are prescribed significantly fewer opioids than beneficiaries in states without medical marijuana laws, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
While the U.S.'s prescription opioid supply has declined since 2010, rates of fatal opioid overdoses have soared, suggesting illegal drug traffickers took advantage of the increased demand for illicit opioids amid declining access to prescription opioids, according to research conducted…