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Overdose Deaths Dropped in U.S. in 2023 for First Time in Five Years

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 Times

Empty 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

28 April 2024 at 05:00
Despite an arsenal of drugs, many Americans are still unaware of their infections until it’s too late. A Biden initiative languishes without Congressional approval.

Β© Adria Malcolm for The New York Times

Dr. Sanjeev Arora, a gastroenterologist in Albuquerque, founded Project ECHO in the early 2000s to connect primary care doctors in sparsely populated areas with specialists. ECHO’s New Mexico hepatitis C program has provided treatment for more than 10,000 patients.
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