New Monash University research has found that a free, interactive online tool can help people taking prescription opioids for ...

BINGHAMTON (WBNG) -- On Feb. 17, Broome County Sheriff Fred Akshar wrote a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul asking her to add another nasal spray for overdoses to the police arsenal. Naloxone, also ...

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia found that tailored feedback to surgeons dramatically reduces excessive opioid prescriptions for common surgeries ...

The opioid epidemic continues to rage across the country – and Pennsylvania is not immune from it. It’s been seven years since it was first designated a public health emergency, and it has continued ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Doctors and researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have developed an artificial intelligence tool to ensure some of our most ...

The University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health, US, has developed an AI-driven screening tool that detects the hospitalised adult population who are at risk of opioid use ...

New Monash University research has found that a free, interactive online tool can help people taking prescription opioids for pain to better ...

Imagine the scene. You walk into a room to find your loved one unconscious on the floor, barely breathing. You know your loved one has been using prescription painkillers or heroin and believe s/he ...

Until recently, providers were prohibited from electronically prescribing controlled substances, but requiring electronic prescriptions for these drugs could be the key to fight opioid abuse. In a ...

After Maryland became one of the top five states for opioid-related deaths in 2017, Annapolis-based Anne Arundel Health System created a formula to measure opioid overprescribing within its EHR system ...

Albany County announced new initiatives to fight the opioid crisis. The county is investing more than $1.5 million in settlement funds, they said. The money will be used to help break the cycle of ...