The Department of Health has procured five million doses of measles vaccine as part of its renewed and intensified campaign against increasing cases of measles in the country.
Two young people who were diagnosed with cannabis-induced psychosis are supporting an expert panel's recommendation that Health Canada establish a standard dose for cannabis, saying it would help nudge people toward safer consumption. In a report released last week, the panel convened by the federal government to study legislation that made cannabis legal in 2018 came up with 54 recommendations, including increasing the excise tax on high-potency cannabis, revising packaging and labelling...
WEST HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An alleged teenage drug dealer was arrested in Luzerne County where police say over 2,000 doses of fentanyl were seized. The West Hazleton Police Department stated a month-long investigation was conducted into the sales of various drugs within the borough. On Friday, March 15, a Honda Accord was turning []
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Health Authority has released its 26th annual report on the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, which shows an almost 30% increase in the number of prescriptions written for lethal doses of medication under the Act in 2023, partly due to lifting of a state residency requirement. Prescriptions rose about 29%, from
The Butantan–Dengue vaccine is in the final phase of studies measuring its effectiveness.
Former Villanova head coach Jay Wright, who won two titles during his time at the school, had to serve University of Kentucky head coach John Calipari a harsh dose of reality after the Wildcats’ first-round loss to #14-seed Oakland. 10, 15 years ago — during the days of John Wall and Demarcus Cousins and Karl-Anthony […]
"Greatness comes from character," says billionaire Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. He told Stanford students that coping and building resilience is key to becoming successful.
A Tennessee nurse who launched an unsuccessful reality TV career as "Rock Doc" has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for running an elaborate opioid ring. Jeffrey W. Young Jr., 49, was caught writing hundreds of thousands of prescriptions for drugs, including fentanyl, for his patients - many of whom he also allegedly had sex with. The self-proclaimed "Rock Doc" portrayed himself as a fun-loving practitioner who runs a "party"-style clinic in Jackson - while secretly prescribing "medically...