Public Health

The Food and Drug Administration granted market clearance for Innovative Health Solutions' nerve stimulation device Wednesday.

The City of Indianapolis on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit against multiple drugmakers and drug distributors for their alleged role in facilitating widespread opioid use in the city and Marion County, according to a report from IndyStar.

In light of HHS declaring the U.S. opioid overdose crisis a public health emergency Oct. 26, the American Health Information Management Association released a set of seven characteristics providers should aim for when documenting opioid addiction in patient charts.

Ymir Genomics and the Knight Cancer Institute at Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University are joining forces to develop urinary biomarkers that will be able to detect hepatocellular carcinoma in at-risk patients.

Salt Lake County officials on Monday shared plans to file suit against multiple drugmakers for their alleged roles in Utah's opioid epidemic.

The Opioid Network, a newly-formed group made up of over 45 advocacy organizations, supports a proposed Senate bill that would allocate $45 billion over 10 years to fight the opioid epidemic, according to The Hill.

The following lawsuits were announced or filed since Oct. 12 by counties, cities and states, seeking to recover funds spent addressing widespread illicit opioid use in each community.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office called on CMS last week to improve its oversight of opioid use among Medicare Part D beneficiaries after identifying flaws in the agency's monitoring of opioid prescriptions.

The National Safety Council, a nonprofit organization promoting health and safety in the U.S., unveiled a memorial in Chicago Friday dedicated to the victims of opioid overdose, News Channel 20 reports.

Multiple hospitals treated victims of a weekend shooting at an Indiana nightclub, according to The Times of Northwest Indiana.