Fentanyl test strips are saving lives, but that's just the beginning.

Published Date: 16 Feb 2023

Abbott has previously opposed legislation to test strips, but noted an 89% increase in fentanyl deaths in Texas over the past year.

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Extended-release buprenorphine injections increase the number of opioid-free days primarily via direct pathways and by suppressing need-related craving, a causal mediation analysis shows.

The DEA’s proposal would classify concentrated synthetic 7-OH products as Schedule I drugs, while leaving most botanical kratom outside the ban.

In Canada, ED overcrowding, particularly with older adults, is a healthcare system failure that must be addressed across disciplines, and with government support, experts say.

Most cases of headache among children and adolescents in primary care remain unclassified, and many are prescribed acute medication.

The penetrating wound occurred doing pool maintenance

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