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.
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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.
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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…
Two Republican state representatives in Connecticut have unilaterally introduced separate legislation designed to increase punitive legal actions against illicit opioid dealers, according to NBC Connecticut.
Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara Bush are showing improved health after being admitted to Houston Methodist earlier this month.
Amid a nationwide opioid epidemic, hospitals across the U.S. have taken steps to amend protocols and train staff to minimize the prescription of narcotic painkillers, reports STAT.
The city of Huntington, W.V., filed suit in Cabell Circuit Court against a local physician, AmerisourceBergen Drug Co., McKesson Corp., and Cardinal Health for their alleged role in contributing to high levels of opioid abuse in the community, according to The…