Paramedics found guilty in death of Elijah McClain, who they injected with an overdose of ketamine
BRIGHTON, Colorado — Two Denver-area paramedics were convicted Friday in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain, who they injected with an overdose of the sedative ketamine after police put him in a neck hold. It was the last trial against police and paramedics charged in the death of McClain, a…#brighton #colorado #denver #elijahmcclain #mcclain #georgefloyd #minneapolis #minnesota #aurora #aurorafirerescue (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Matthew Perry ’s Overdose: Will It “Villainize” Ketamine Treatment?
You’re sitting in a doctor’s chair, surrounded by nurses. They hook you up to an IV and give you eye shades and headphones. A heart monitor is strapped to your chest. The music is chosen specifically for the experience: the sounds of running water or rhythmic drumming beats composed by well-known…#iv #matthewperry #pacificpalisades #sammandel #perry #meganhaleymaen #pointhealth #southerncalifornia #ketamineperry #anesthesia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ozempic overdose? Poison control experts explain why thousands OD'd this year
Nearly 3,000 reported overdoses of popular weight loss and diabetes drug semaglutide, sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy, were reported in the United States this year. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - December 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Jeremy Childs Source Type: news
More Funding for Harm Reduction Programs in Rural Maine
MaineHealth, a nonprofit health system, received $1.2 million in federal funding for a statewide overdose- and infection-prevention initiative. Project DHARMA – Distribution of Harm Reduction Access in Rural Maine Areas – is a collaboration with community-based organizations, including syringe services programs. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - December 20, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Ozempic Overdoses; Diabetes Supplement Warning; Sen. Sanders Blames Food Industry
(MedPage Today) -- Poison centers reported a sharp increase in calls related to accidental overdoses of the diabetes and weight-loss drug semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy). (CNN)
Some patients with diabetes are having a tougher time getting reimbursed... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - December 19, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Concerns Over Nalmefene Nasal Spray for Opioid Overdose Concerns Over Nalmefene Nasal Spray for Opioid Overdose
Experts urge rigorous research due to safety concerns and uncertainties and prefer naloxone as the preferred first-line agent.Medscape (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - December 18, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Associations with experience of non-fatal opioid overdose in British Columbia, Canada: a repeated cross sectional survey study - Ferguson M, Choisil P, Lamb J, Burmeister C, Newman C, Lock K, Tobias S, Liu L, Buxton JA.
INTRODUCTION: Lives lost in North America due to the unregulated drug poisoning emergency are preventable and those who survive an opioid overdose may suffer long-term disability. Rates of opioid overdose more than doubled following the onset of the COVID-... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Prescription opioid use among people with opioid dependence and concurrent benzodiazepine and gabapentinoid exposure: an analysis of overdose and all-cause mortality - Bharat C, Gisev N, Barbieri S, Dobbins T, Larney S, Buizen L, Degenhardt L.
This study addresses this gap using a coh... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
How bad is the drug epidemic in YOUR state? Overdose deaths have risen in EVERY part of the US in the past year and by up to 40% in some areas, new CDC data shows
The drug epidemic plaguing America is showing no signs of slowing down, as new data reveals deadly overdoses continued to rise over the past year - setting the US up for a new record. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Experts Highlight Drug Overdose Deaths Among Seniors During Senate Hearing
(MedPage Today) -- Among other solutions, educational campaigns along with expanding access to residential rehab programs to Medicare beneficiaries could mitigate the growing trend of drug overdose deaths in seniors, experts said during a hearing... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - December 15, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
'It's absolutely heartbreaking': Fentanyl is officially Los Angeles County's deadliest drug
A new report blames fentanyl for more fatal overdoses in L.A. County than methamphetamine for the first time in recent years. The opioid's victims are disproportionately Black. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - December 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Grace Toohey Source Type: news
Weight-Loss Drug Overdoses; Record Number of Retracted Studies; Yoga and Cadavers
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Poison centers reported a sharp increase in calls related to accidental overdoses of the weight-loss and diabetes drug semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy). (CNN)
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Source: MedPage Today Public Health - December 14, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Poison control got 3,000 calls due to Ozempic overdoses this year
For the millions of Americans desperate to lose weight, semaglutide drugs like Ozempic have been a dream come true. But for poison control centers, the popularity of semaglutide has been a nightmare. From January through November of this year, America’s Poison Centers reported almost 3,000 calls…#poisoncenters #kaitbrown #fda #novonordisk #ozempic #josephlambson #missouripoisoncenter (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Accidental iron poisoning in children - experience from a teaching institution - Chandran J, Sanketh R, Vyasam S, Chrysolyte A, Ebenezer K.
We report a case series of five children presenting afte... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Poison centers see 1,500% increase in overdoses involving weight-loss drugs like Ozempic - including man who took 10-TIMES the safe dose
Patients across the US called in most often because they had accidentally overdosed, they said - including a man who took ten times the recommended dose. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
