Young, urban and poor women in Puerto Rico are highly vulnerable to substance dependency and suffer most in the opioid crisis ...

Researchers present the most comprehensive study on U.S. health care spending and variations across 3,110 counties by four payers, 148 health conditions, 38 age/sex groups, and seven types of care.

Upcoming events in Lake County include the annual Georgefest 2025 Feb. 15-22 in downtown Eustis and the Mount Dora Scottish ...

USF “recently” added Narcan, an emergency medication that reverses an opioid overdose, to its residence halls, complying with a year-old regulation. Narcan is formally known as Naloxone. The nasal ...

A Family Overdose Support Fund, potentially the first of its kind nationwide, will offer families impacted by the overdose crisis financial aid to pay for things like funerals and mental health ...

The suzetrigine, which only acts on pain neurons, is the first innovation in analgesia in the last 20 years. "It stands out ...

Opioid overdoses kill each day. But it's easier to access fentanyl in Arizona than the medications that can help keep people ...

Greater pain intensity in cancer survivors correlates with increased cigarette, e-cigarette, and cannabis use, but decreased alcohol consumption. Greater pain intensity in cancer survivors has been ...

Learn the six different types of constipation, including their causes and symptoms, and how to relieve them through medicine ...

Nearly 22,000 pounds of fentanyl were seized at US borders during the 2024 fiscal year, according to data from the US Customs ...

Teen drug use is on the rise with opioids gaining popularity especially among girls ages 12 to 17, according to an alarming new study.