Puerto Rico’s Slow-Motion Medical DisasterOctober 2, 2017 |
Hurricane Maria left a ruined island and 16 Puerto Rico residents dead. But public health experts worry that figure could climb higher in the coming weeks, as many on the island fail to get medicines or treatment they need for chronic diseases
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For 42 Years, She Mourned At Her Son’s GraveSeptember 27, 2017 |
Turns out, the coffin was empty. Call it a gut instinct, but something about the baby’s burial 42 years earlier, along with events before and after, nagged at her over the years. She’d long sought permission for the exhumation. With the help of a member of Parliament, she finally reached this moment.
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Why Did India Have Ten Million Fewer Childhood Deaths Than Predicted?September 25, 2017 |
The study has a depressing name: The Million Death Study. But its latest set of data, published in the journal The Lancet on Wednesday, is anything but depressing when it comes to the topic of childhood deaths in India
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Why Giving Birth Is Safer in Britain Than in the USSeptember 6, 2017 |
The US and the UK used to have the same rate of women dying in pregnancy and childbirth. Now, Britain’s is almost three times lower. Here’s what they’re doing right
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US Overdose Deaths From Fentanyl and Synthetic Opioids Doubled in 2016September 5, 2017 |
National Center for Health Statistics estimates drug overdoses killed 64,070 people in the US last year, a rise of 21% from 2015
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A year ago, Maine was one of the first states to set limits on opioid prescriptions. The goal in capping the dose of prescription painkillers a patient could get was to stem the flow of opioids that are fueling a nationwide epidemic of abuse
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A nationwide survey shows that postpartum nurses often fail to warn mothers about potentially life-threatening complications, mainly because they need more education themselves
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Opioid Overdoses Leading to More ICU Admissions and DeathsAugust 17, 2017 |
“People who use injection drugs should obtain naloxone, the overdose reversal drug, and use drugs with partners who can help them,” said Brendan Saloner
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