ORLANDO -- The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) rolled out its first clinical practice guideline detailing evidence-based ...

According to data collected by the health district, 84.4% of ORTC patients use Medicaid insurance, 5.1% use Medicare and 10.5 ...

The breakthrough diabetes drug Ozempic may lower the risk of opioid overdoses in certain patients, according to a new study ...

Medical researchers have found that people who take the semaglutide-based drugs Ozempic and Wegovy may be less likely to die ...

Kentucky's attorney general has sued pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts. The lawsuit claims the company was at the ...

Young children may be exposed to dangerous opioids inadvertently in their own home More than 9 in 10 exposures analyzed by a New Jersey poison center were accidental and most put the child in the ...

Medication for opioid use disorder can save lives. But fewer than half of jails surveyed across the country provide it, a new study found. A National Institutes of Health study published Tuesday ...

An ICT investigation found that Canada’s health care system helped fund a sharp rise in opiate use among younger generations ...

Emotion regulation and pain catastrophizing influenced pain severity and interference in patients taking opioid medications for chronic noncancer pain.

More information: Disparities in Medication Use for Criminal Justice System –Referred Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, JAMA Health Forum (2024). DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.2807 ...

Many counties do not have medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) services available through providers and treatment ...