STORY AT-A-GLANCE “Science for Hire,” produced by Gary Null, is a film that tackles some of the most critical scientific issues threatening the health and well-being of the U.S. public Long-standing systemic corruption in medical […]
Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Children Undercounted, Says New JAMA Study Widespread inconsistencies in death certification mean that the U.S. public health agency is almost certainly underestimating how often such deaths occur, report authors say. By: […]
Dying Young—Falling Life Expectancy in the U.S. Note: A previous article focused on infant mortality; this article considers child and adolescent mortality and their contribution to falling life expectancy in the U.S. Contributed to TLB […]
Alcohol Is Killing More People Than The Opioid Epidemic. So Why Aren’t We Talking About It? By: Alanna Ketler IN BRIEF The Facts: Alcohol related deaths are the third leading cause of preventable deaths in the […]
OxyContin maker files for bankruptcy faced with over 2,000 lawsuits over opioid epidemic RT-USA News Bottles of prescription painkiller OxyContin, 40mg pills, made by Purdue Pharma L.D. sit on a shelf at a local pharmacy, […]
‘Senseless death must stop’: Five states sue Purdue Pharma for driving opioid crisis RT-USA News Fives US states have filed lawsuits against OxyContin producer Purdue Pharma for the company’s role in driving the opioid epidemic. […]
Backlash: Hedge Fund Kicks Out Family That Makes OxyContin (ZeroHedge) As backlash against America’s painkiller addiction grows, hedge fund Hildene Capital Management has cut ties with the billionaire family that controls the OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma. […]
TLB Editors Note: A Massachusetts judge ruled on Monday that the state’s lawsuit against Purdue Pharma for allegedly helping spawn the opioid crisis should be released in full to the public. Previous versions of the […]
FDA Clears Ultrapotent Opioid Despite Outsiders’ Warning By: Carol Duff, MSN, BA, RN Health Editor’s Note: This is a follow-up on a warning I issued on October 20th under the title: Potentially Lethal Opioid Awaits […]
Group with Ties to Trump Opioid Chief scores big Photo credit: VCU CNS / Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) via Who.What.Why. The Trump administration has awarded $24 million in grants to a small New England nonprofit […]
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