Drug overdose deaths in US top 100,000. Pfizer asks FDA officials to authorise new COVID pill. Schools in India close as smog-fills capital.
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Nov 2021
America's Other Public Health Crisis: 100,000 Overdose Deaths
More than 100,000 people died from a drug overdose in the 12-month period beginning April 2020. Despite a growing consensus that recognizes addiction as a public health problem, many effective interventions like safe consumption sites and needle exchanges are politically unpopula ... Show More
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Feb 2021
Opioids, COVID-19 And Racism: A Deadly Trifecta
Drug overdose deaths are on the rise all around the country, including in Chicago, Illinois. ProPublica Illinois reporter Duaa Eldeib explains how the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the opioid epidemic, and the challenges that public health officials are facing as they work ... Show More
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Nov 2020
Coronavirus Updates - U.S. COVID-19 Cases Reach All-Time High & CDC Thanksgiving Guidelines
The U.S. reports a record-breaking 100,000 new coronavirus cases in one day, Pfizer announces great news about a potential vaccine, and the CDC rolls out safety guidelines for Thanksgiving.
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