Overdose Deaths Dropped in U.S. in 2023 for First Time in Five Years NYT: Science By: Jan Hoffman 15 May 2024 at 11:40 Preliminary numbers show a nearly 4 percent decrease in deaths from opioids, largely fentanyl, but a rise in deaths from meth and cocaine. Β© Erin Schaff/The New York TimesEmpty cartridges of Kloxxado, a naloxone nasal spray that is twice as concentrated as Narcan, lay on the street after being used to revive a man in Portland, Ore., last year.
U.S. Lags Behind Other Countries in Hepatitis-C Cures NYT: Science By: Ted Alcorn 28 April 2024 at 05:00 Despite an arsenal of drugs, many Americans are still unaware of their infections until itβs too late. A Biden initiative languishes without Congressional approval. Β© Adria Malcolm for The New York TimesDr. Sanjeev Arora, a gastroenterologist in Albuquerque, founded Project ECHO in the early 2000s to connect primary care doctors in sparsely populated areas with specialists. ECHOβs New Mexico hepatitis C program has provided treatment for more than 10,000 patients.