The Sacramento Observer1d
As Overall Fatal Overdose Rates Fall, Black Drug Deaths Remain High
These disparate rates began in 2011 when yearly overdose rates change among Black Americans began slowly rising relative to whites. Then, in 2016, the steep inclines began popping up. That year, ...
Al Día News8d
Persistent Inequalities in Pain Treatment for Black and Latino Patients?
Medications containing opioids such as Morphine, Oxycodone, and Hydrocodone have been reduced by up to 50% in prescriptions ...
Drug deaths are down in one Ohio county and much of the U.S. Why is complex.
The story of Hamilton County is the story of much of America in 2025. Overdose deaths have fallen sharply, offering hope the ...
Yahoo14d
FDA approves new pain medicine as opioid alternative. What to know about Journavx
Acute pain, which is typically sudden and caused by surgery or injury, affects 80 million Americans and is generally ... Florida has been at the center of the opioid crisis for years, with ...
Voice of America14d
Southern African leaders seek meeting with East African leaders over DRC crisis
Leaders from the Southern African Development Community met Friday ... ‘Dire humanitarian crisis’ Dr. Francis Akili, a health project manager of Action Sante, a humanitarian nongovernmental ...
EWN Sport14d
Southern African leaders hold crisis talks on DR Congo conflict
Picture: AFP HARARE - The southern African grouping SADC held crisis talks Friday on the escalating conflict in the eastern DR Congo, with calls for a collective response to the threat to regional ...
clubofmozambique.com14d
Southern African leaders gather for talks on DR Congo crisis
Leaders and ministers from the southern African regional group SADC gathered in the Zimbabwe ... Tshisekedi was absent from a crisis meeting with Kagame scheduled on Wednesday this week. Rwanda is not ...
ecr.co.za14d
Southern African leaders gather for talks on DR Congo crisis
Leaders and ministers from the southern African regional group SADC gathered ... Tshisekedi was absent from a crisis meeting with Kagame scheduled on Wednesday this week. Rwanda is not part ...
Big News Network.com14d
East African bloc launches project to address climate crisis, conflict
NAIROBI, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc, and partners on Thursday ... a milestone in regional efforts to confront the climate crisis.
Scientific American14d
What Is Journavx, the New Opioid-Free Painkiller from Vertex?
These limited options have made opioids the only choice for many people who experience serious pain, whether acute or chronic, and it has fueled an opioid crisis that kills more than 100,000 ...
San Francisco Examiner14d
SF leaders renew focus on overdose crisis’ racial disparities
Elected San Francisco leaders, public-health officials, substance-use experts and nonprofit heads have pledged renewed commitment to minimize racial disparities in fatal overdoses. The vow stemmed ...
The Montana Standard14d
FDA approves new painkiller that shows promise and challenges of opioid alternatives
WASHINGTON — Federal officials approved a new type of pain drug Thursday designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin.