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Melissa Block/NPR

5:07pm Dec 23, 2019

National National Health & Safety

Drug Overdoses Contribute To Rise In Midlife Mortality In Ohio River Valley

by Melissa Block

Life expectancy in the U.S. has taken a significant downward turn. This is especially true in Ohio and West Virginia, which have the highest rates of overdose deaths among people ages 25 to 64.

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5:23am Dec 04, 2019

World News World News Science Health & Safety

For HIV-Positive Babies, New Evidence Favors Starting Drug Treatment Just After Birth

by Pien Huang

Doctors used to worry that antiretroviral drugs were too powerful for HIV-positive newborns. More evidence is emerging that, in fact, early treatment can be safe and effective.
3:25pm Nov 05, 2019

Crime Crime Human Interest

Anti-Gang Conference Comes As Winston-Salem Homicide Rate Rises

by Eddie Garcia

Community advocates will gather this week in Winston-Salem to address gang and drug-related violence. The four-day conference comes as the homicide rate has ticked up in the city.
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10:03pm Oct 02, 2019

National National Health & Safety

Judge Rules Planned Supervised Injection Site Does Not Violate Federal Drug Laws

by Bobby Allyn

The federal court decision paves the way for the nation's first supervised injection site to open in Philadelphia. The Justice Department argued that it amounted to "in-your-face illegal activity."
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5:18pm Jul 08, 2019

World News World News National Health & Safety

Drug Prices Can Take A Surprising Turn When A Poor Country Gets Richer

by Joanne Lu

A new study finds that as poor countries become wealthier, it becomes harder for citizens to purchase basic medicines at affordable prices.
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8:23pm Apr 12, 2019

World News World News National Health & Safety

Why Astronomical Drug Prices Are Bad For Health — And Profits

by Jason Beaubien

Fatima Suleman, a professor of pharmaceutical sciences, hopes that WHO's Fair Pricing Forum can help lower drug costs — and benefit drug manufacturers.
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5:15pm Jan 07, 2019

National National Economy Health & Safety

Prescription Drug Costs Driven By Manufacturer Price Hikes, Not Innovation

by Alison Kodjak

A recent study shows the cost of brand-name drugs is rising — not because of expensive new therapies entering the market but because manufacturers are raising prices on existing drugs.
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7:16am Nov 24, 2018

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Colombia Tries To Get Farmers Out Of The Cocaine Biz. How's That Going?

by John Otis

If farmers uproot coca plants, whose leaves are used to make cocaine, the government has promised money, seeds and technology to help raise everything from peppercorns to pigs.
Eduardo Verdugo / AP

2:50pm Nov 05, 2018

World News World News National

Notorious Drug Lord 'El Chapo' Heads To Trial In New York

by Merrit Kennedy

Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, the man accused of having run the world's largest drug trafficking organization, was charged in a 17-count indictment that spans decades. Jury selection began Monday.
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11:16am Jul 02, 2018

National National

Bystanders To Fatal Overdoses Increasingly Becoming Criminal Defendants

by Bobby Allyn

Prosecutors in 20 states are using old laws to file homicide charges to hold family and friends accountable in opioid-related deaths. The penalty is steep and experts debate its effectiveness.

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Olivia Boone

3:58pm Jun 15, 2018

Student Journalists Student Journalists

Now I Understand

by Olivia Boone

Olivia Boone had a normal childhood—or so she thought—until she le

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Oxford University Press

7:00am May 19, 2018

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Fake And Faulty Drugs: A Problem No One Wants To Talk About

by Susan Brink

A new book explores why getting a properly formulated medicine is hit-or-miss in much of the developing world — and why the issue is massively underreported.