Understanding opioid risks can help prevent accidental overdoses
Welcome to “Ask the Expert,” a UTHealth Houston newsroom series in which leading experts examine pressing health challenges.…
Virginia Tech researchers develop smart patch that automatically delivers naloxone during a fentanyl overdose
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Researchers at Virginia Tech are testing a small wearable patch that can detect fentanyl in…
Neuroscience-informed therapy provides massive cost-savings for opioid addiction treatment
A new economic evaluation from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine has revealed that Mindfulness-Oriented…
Natasha never expected to become addicted to prescribed opioids while battling endometriosis
Natasha Trajkovski was 21 when she was first prescribed opioids. After having a C-section, she was diagnosed with…
‘Benadryl challenge’ social media trend sends 2 Lancaster County teens to ICU | Health
A dangerous social media fad has resulted in the recent admittance of at least two Lancaster County teenagers…
Search warrants reveal lethal level of Benadryl ingredient found in 12-year-old Eve Rogers
ENFIELD, Conn. (WFSB) – Five newly released search warrants reveal that 12-year-old Eve Rogers had a lethal level…
South Carolina’s first data-driven naloxone vending machine aims to save lives
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – A new vending machine in Columbia is dispensing naloxone, a medication used to reverse…
Reductions in syringe service program funding could increase overdose deaths
A new study published today in JAMA Network Open projects that reductions in federal funding for syringe service…
Youth purposely overdosing on Benadryl: Nipissing FN
Updated: May 18, 2026 at 1:32PM EDT Published: May 18, 2026 at 12:13PM EDT Nipissing First Nation’s leadership says some…
Pharmacists turn patients away for home medicine reviews due to funding caps
When Mildura resident Bronwen Walker was offered an in-home review of her medication, she took it up immediately.…
Clavicular plans to party less than a day after livestreaming OD
Clavicular, the manosphere influencer leading the “looksmaxxing” movement, was rushed to the hospital Tuesday after a suspected overdose…
Study reveals why US life expectancy gains stalled after decades of progress
A sweeping cohort-based analysis of four decades of mortality data reveals how cardiovascular deaths, external causes, and generational…