Enlarge this image Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, testifying before a House subcommittee in May. There are “very tight restrictions”…
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Enlarge this image Suboxone, a medicine to treat opioid addiction, helps people struggling with substance abuse by blocking their cravings and physical…
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Another Cause of Doctor Burnout? Being Forced To Give Immigrants Unequal Care
by Jake Harper May 21, 2018Enlarge this image Undocumented immigrants often can’t get routine dialysis care and have to wait until their condition worsens to get emergency…
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Reversing An Overdose Isn’t Complicated, But Getting The Antidote Can Be
by Jake Harper May 7, 2018Enlarge this image The Surgeon General recommends more Americans carry naloxone, the opioid overdose antidote. Jake Harper/Side Effects Public Media hide caption…
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Enlarge this image The Bridge, a medical device worn behind the ear, delivers electronic pulses to ease the symptoms of opioid withdrawal.…
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Omissions On Death Certificates Lead To Undercounting Of Opioid Overdoses
by Jake Harper March 22, 2018Enlarge this image Samples of blood and other bodily fluids at the coroner’s office in Marion County, Ind., are tested for controlled…
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New Rules May Make Getting And Staying On Medicaid More Difficult
by Jake Harper January 12, 2018Enlarge this image Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, at a White House press conference in May.…