Renown Institute for Health Innovation, a Nevada-based nonprofit that launched the Healthy Nevada Project, is planning to expand the project by collaborating with Helix, a personal genomics company.
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Democratic Governor Tom Wolf will issue a statewide disaster declaration regarding Pennsylvania's opioid epidemic Wednesday, according to a report from Penn Live.
Boston-based Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health will host a conversation on the opioid epidemic with U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, on Jan. 24.
Baltimore County will file a lawsuit against drugmakers and drug distributors to recoup county funds expended in response to the opioid crisis, according to an announcement made by Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz Monday.
Rising rates of opioid prescriptions in Florida coincided with an increase in the number of children removed from their homes in the state due to parental neglect, according to a study published in Health Affairs.
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Mercy Health-Cincinnati launched a partnership to help patients enter addiction treatment programs more easily, according to a WCPO report.
The Compass Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., a nonprofit agency that works with sexual assault victims, saw a significant rise in calls to assist sexual assault victims in local emergency rooms since 2015, according to a KSFY report.
State College-based Pennsylvania State University will host an opioid epidemic summit Friday, according to a report from the Daily Collegian.
The Chicago Fire Department added five surge ambulances to streets Friday and Saturday after the city saw a spike in flu-related emergency medical calls, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
Marietta, Ga.-based WellStar Health System and Pacira Pharmaceuticals entered into a joint agreement to reduce opioid use and dependence following surgery.