Fentanyl rises as top issue of concern
The powerful synthetic opioid has long been linked to a rise in overdose-related deaths. Federal officials are signaling a new push against abuse of the drug. Polling released Thursday found…
China: Beijing stops publishing daily figures on the Covid-19 epidemic
These daily official statistics no longer reflect the unprecedented wave of contaminations that has hit China since the strict sanitary measures of the “zero Covid” policy were abandoned on December…
Covid-19: the epidemic is back in France with “renewed circulation of the virus
The number of new hospitalisations has been rising steadily over the past few days. The Covid-19 epidemic, which experienced a brief lull in France after a wave at the beginning…
A New Procedure Could Expand Reproductive Choices for Transgender Women
Retrieving viable sperm from men with low fertility and from people who have used estrogen therapy for years has been a challenge, doctors say. A new, less invasive technique has…
‘Rainbow fentanyl’ and Narcan in schools: What you need to know about illicit fentanyl
Leaders of the Los Angeles Unified School District recently made the decision to stock approximately 1,400 elementary, middle and high schools with the opioid overdose antidote Naloxone (also known by…
Pfizer CEO tests positive for COVID-19, experiencing ‘very mild symptoms’ — thebeachsideresident.com
Pfizer’s CEO tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing “very mild symptoms,” he announced Monday. “I would like to inform the public that I have tested positive for COVID-19,” the…
This trend inspired me to talk more openly about death
Death is something that sparks fear and brings up painful memories for many. But I recently learned that conversations around this topic are starting to change.