Public Health

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources launched a statewide naloxone distribution project designed to curb high rates of opioid overdose deaths in the state.

The CDC's most recentMorbidity and Mortality Weekly Report examines a string of fentanyl overdoses that occurred in New Haven, Conn., on June 23, 2016.

A repeal of the ACA could have detrimental implications for the future of the nation's ongoing and unprecedented drug overdose epidemic, according to a Health Affairs blog post.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) put forth a set of legislative proposals on Jan. 24 designed to curb the rising rates of opioid-related deaths in the state. Among the proposals is a measure that would limit the duration of first-time…

The Montgomery County Coroner's Office in Dayton, Ohio has already handled 163 opioid deaths in 2017. The influx of bodies forced the office to reach out to local funeral parlors for additional storage, according to The New York Times.

With national events like the World Series or Super Bowl, hospitals in host cities expect and prepare for large crowds and an uptick in emergency visits. In contrast to the North Side of Chicago (which hosted its first World Series…

The health insurance market has been working better for customers purchasing plans on their own since the ACA took effect — particularly for individuals with health problems, according to a Commonwealth Fund report.

People who overeat during national holidays and national sporting events like the Super Bowl are 10 times more likely to need emergency medical attention for food obstruction than at any other time of the year, according to a study in…

The MetroHealth System in Cleveland plans to open an Office of Opioid Safety on July 1, 2017.

In the emergency department at University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital in Lexington, opioid medications are considered a painkiller of last resort. Since implementing the policy two years ago, the hospital has halved the amount of opioids administered to…