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U.S. Justice Dept. Might Allow Safe Injection Sites to Curb Overdose Deaths drugs.com
February 08, 2022
There are indications the U.S. Justice Department may be open to the idea of allowing safe injection sites, a year after it won a court battle against them.
Total deaths recorded during the pandemic far exceed those attributed to COVID-19 worldpharmanews
October 14, 2020
For every two deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the U.S., a third American dies as a result of the pandemic, according to new data publishing Oct. 12 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
U.S. Cancer Cases, Deaths Continue to Fall drugs
May 31, 2019
Good news on a major killer: U.S. cancer deaths continued to fall between 1999 and 2016.
Heart disease deaths increase for first time in 50 years pharmafile
May 15, 2019
Deaths from heart disease among people under the age of 75 have increased for the first time in 50 years.
CDC: Pregnancy-Related Deaths Occur Before, During, Postpartum drugs
May 08, 2019
Pregnancy-related deaths occur during pregnancy, on the day of delivery, and in the year postpartum, and more than half are determined to be preventable, according to research published in ...
Drug linked to 33 deaths in Northern Ireland is reclassified europeanpharmaceuticalreview
April 08, 2019
The prescription drug pregabalin is now being treated as a class C drug…
Metropolitan Police charge ITH Pharma over IV feed-linked baby deaths pharmafile
November 01, 2018
An investigation into the deaths and illnesses of several babies at a number of UK hospitals has prompted London’s Metropolitan Police to levy charges against ITH Pharma for its alleged role in the fatalities.
Researchers call for investigation into rising mortality rates pharmatimes
July 23, 2018
Researchers are calling for a government investigation into the “substantial increase” in mortality seen in early 2018 in England and Wales.
Tobacco is responsible for more than one in ten deaths: WHF biospectrumasia
May 30, 2018
The theme of WHO World No Tobacco Day 2018 on 31 May is: "Tobacco breaks hearts, choose health and not tobacco"
Nipah Virus causes panic attack in Kerala with several deaths biospectrumasia
May 22, 2018
A district level special task force has been formed to investigate the deaths due to this rare virus.

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