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A photo of buprenorphine stacked in a pharmacy.

<乌鸦传媒>Nixing the X Waiver Hasn't Yet Vastly Expanded Buprenorphine Access

The change boosted the number of prescribers, but only modestly increased new prescriptions

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<乌鸦传媒>House Panel Says China Subsidizes Fentanyl Production to Fuel U.S. Crisis

Most overdose deaths in the U.S. continue to be linked to fentanyl and other synthetic opioids

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<乌鸦传媒>Congress Can Take Action to Prevent Older Adult Falls and Associated Opioid Use

The bipartisan SAFE Act offers important solutions

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<乌鸦传媒>No, a Jail Is Not an Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Facility

How local jails ignore medical guidelines and contribute to the overdose crisis

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<乌鸦传媒>Genetic Test for Opioid Addiction Risk Should Be Withdrawn, Experts Tell FDA

Methodology behind AvertD DNA test questioned

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<乌鸦传媒>Start of a New Trend? Hepatitis C Cases Drop in the U.S.

After a decade of increases, health officials aren't sure if change is just a statistical blip

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Oldest Man Dies; Fentanyl Easter Eggs; Lauren Boebert's Blood Clot

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Telehealth Improves Hepatitis C Treatment in Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

Facilitated telemedicine embedded into opioid treatment programs boosted HCV cure rates

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<乌鸦传媒>Almost 108,000 Americans Died of Drug Overdoses in 2022, Another Record

1% higher than overdose deaths in 2021, says CDC

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<乌鸦传媒>'Rock Doc' Gets 20 Years for Illegally Prescribing Opioids

Tennessee nurse practitioner promoted his practice with the motto "work hard, play harder"

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<乌鸦传媒>Oregon Measure 110 Wasn't a Failure. Rolling Back Drug Decriminalization Will Be.

We can't arrest our way out of the overdose crisis

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<乌鸦传媒>Sickle Cell Pain Hospitalizations Rose After CDC's Opioid Recs

Agency's 2016 guidance may have contributed to reduced access to opioids, and more pain

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Trump's Anti-Vax Rhetoric; Amputations After NFL Game; 'Overdose' or 'Poisoning'?

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Clinicians at Telehealth Company File to Unionize

Union head said it was "only a matter of time" before telehealth providers organized

A photo of a prescription medication bottle of opioids.

<乌鸦传媒>They Rarely Ask for Pain Pills Now

Reflections on medical policy, DEA permits, and the fentanyl crisis

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Trader Joe's 60,000-Pound Recall; Will Shortz's Stroke; Oregon Recriminalizing Drugs

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A photo of a vial of naloxone surrounded by white capsules.

<乌鸦传媒>Xylazine-Laced Fentanyl Overdose: 'Make Sure They're Breathing'

"We don't really need people to wake up. We need them to breathe," clinician says

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Frozen Embryos 'Children' in Ala.; GLP-1s for Opioid Addiction? New E.Coli Outbreak

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>For Kids With Sickle Cell Disease Prescribed Opioids, No Patterns of Misuse Emerged

Number of vaso-occlusive crises tied to days' supply

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC: More People Die After Smoking Drugs Than Injecting Them

Not yet clear if shift toward smoking fentanyl reduces mortality

AAOS over a photo of Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA

<乌鸦传媒>Minimizing Opioids After Teens' Spine Surgeries Appears Practical

Alternatives prove mettle in studies

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<乌鸦传媒>No Survival Benefit to Higher Intranasal Naloxone Dose

Moreover, opioid withdrawal signs were more prevalent with the 8-mg dose vs the 4-mg dose

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<乌鸦传媒>What to Know About Nitazenes, a Class of Potent Synthetic Opioids

This unapproved drug class is turning up in more overdose deaths across the country

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<乌鸦传媒>HHS Expands Access to Methadone, Buprenorphine

Updates to 20-year-old rules allow take-home methadone, treatment initiation via telehealth

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<乌鸦传媒>Drug-Related Endocarditis: A First Stab at Recommendations for Surgeons

STS consensus statement on ethics, surgical criteria, transcatheter debulking

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<乌鸦传媒>Amid Overdose Surge, Oregon Lawmakers Backpedal on Drug Decriminalization

Bill would not affect state's legalization of cannabis or psychedelic mushrooms, however

A photo of a hand holding a buprenorphine tablet next to a bottle of tablets.

<乌鸦传媒>Buprenorphine Less Risky for Most Birth Defects Than Methadone

But researchers said any treatment for OUD in pregnancy is better than none

A photo of a senior man coughing into his elbow.

<乌鸦传媒>Morphine Quieted Cough in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Cough frequency reduced, quality of life boosted with opioid in small crossover trial

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<乌鸦传媒>Opioid Exposure in Womb Tied to Kids' Risk for Eczema, Dermatitis, and Asthma

No link between prenatal exposure and risk for autoimmune conditions, however

A photo of a male physician in scrubs sitting on a couch and reading a letter.

<乌鸦传媒>Overdose Death Notices Plus Guidance Sink Opioid Prescribing

Doctors who were told about deaths and given planning prompts wrote fewer opioid scripts

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<乌鸦传媒>The Sackler Family Can Act Today to Compensate Opioid Overdose Victims

But it appears unlikely they will take this course of action

<乌鸦传媒>We've Done Away With a Critical Source of Drug Use Data

It's time to bring back the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) survey

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<乌鸦传媒>Xylazine Not Just a Problem in the Northeast, Study Finds

States reporting at least one xylazine-related overdose death rose over 3 years

<乌鸦传媒>Groups Blast FDA's Opioid Abuse Surveillance Proposal

RADARS system's ties to Purdue Pharma undermine the reliability of its data, they say

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<乌鸦传媒>'They See a Cash Cow': Corporations Could Consume $50 Billion of Opioid Settlements

Pitches land daily in the inboxes of state and local officials

A photo of Senator Charles Schumer holding a photo of a vial of xylazine while briefing about xylazine

<乌鸦传媒>U.S. Attempts to Get Its Xylazine Problem Under Control

If a bill to schedule the veterinary sedative becomes law, will that be enough?

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Bernie Sanders Has COVID; Global Fake Ozempic Problem; Nitazenes, the New Fentanyl?

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A photo of a mother holding her toddler daughter affected by microcephaly

<乌鸦传媒>Prenatal Fentanyl Exposure Suspected in Novel Syndrome

Causality has yet to be determined for what resembles Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome

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<乌鸦传媒>On the Health Docket for the Supreme Court's 2024 Term

An alarming agenda with potentially grave consequences for public health

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<乌鸦传媒>988 Lifeline Getting Mostly Good Reviews

But call routing and adequate staffing remain issues

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