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U.S. drug deaths declined slightly in 2023 but remained at crisis levels
NPR· 5 days agoKansas, Indiana, Maine and Nebraska saw declines in drug deaths of 15% or more, the CDC reported....
U.S. Overdose Deaths Dropped in 2023, but Experts Say It's Too Soon to Celebrate
MedPage Today· 6 days agoThe number of fatal overdoses in the U.S. fell last year, according to CDC data posted Wednesday....
Tick-borne Powassan virus reported in Massachusetts | ABC6
ABC 6 Providence· 4 days agoThe Town of Sharon alerted residents that a resident contracted the tick-born Powassan virus in...
32 diseases you can catch from animals
LiveScience· 2 days agoMore than six in every 10 known infectious diseases in people can come from animals, while three out of every four new diseases in people originally come...
U.S. Overdose Deaths Decline for First Time Since 2018
The Wall Street Journal· 5 days agoThe U.S. saw a slight decline in the number of new overdose deaths last year, marking a rare...
New test checks for risk of preeclampsia in first trimester of pregnancy
Scripps News via AOL· 5 days agoPreeclampsia happens in about 1 in 25 U.S. pregnancies, according to the CDC. This recently launched...
Drug Overdose Deaths in America Have Finally Stopped Climbing
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 5 days agoFor the first time in a long while, America’s drug overdose crisis has not gotten worse. New...
Fatal overdoses fell slightly in the U.S. last year, but fentanyl still poses a big threat
PhillyVoice.com· 5 days agoDrug overdose deaths fell by about 9% in Pennsylvania from 5,248 in 2022 to 4,764 in 2023. In New...
US drug overdose deaths decreased in 2023 for the first time in five years
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAfter a steep rise during the Covid-19 pandemic, preliminary data shows that drug overdose deaths in...
Long Dismissed, Chronic Lyme Is Finally in the Spotlight
Time Magazine· 4 days agoSue Gray, 59, has been sick half her life. When Gray was 30 and living with her then-husband in the...