Antibiotic Shortage Could Worsen Syphilis Epidemic
A new shortage of a type of penicillin crucial to the fight against syphilis is alarming infectious disease experts, who warn that a protracted scarcity of the drug could worsen the U.S.…
Browsing Tag
epidemic
No such thing as a ‘crackhead’: Drawing stories and lessons from the last…
On the Shelf When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era By Donovan X. RamseyOne World: 448 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a…
What’s behind the epidemic of concertgoers throwing stuff at artists?
On Wednesday, the opening night of Drake’s new tour, the superstar rapper was midway through a tender version of Ginuwine’s “So Anxious” when a cellphone flew out of the Chicago arena crowd…
Opinion | To Fight the Gun Epidemic, Think Like a Parent
Prince is a pediatric…
The Gun Violence Epidemic Is ‘Locking Us Back in Our Room’
By Owen Racer
NEW ORLEANS — Erin Brown recalls all too well the dreadful call he received from his mother in 2021, while in the thralls of the covid-19 pandemic: His cousin — his…
Drugs that melt away pounds still present more questions than answers, but Ozempic,…
In the past five years, several new drugs have been brought to market that could lead to a profound, if not revolutionary, change in how health care providers – and the public – view…
Drugs that melt away pounds present more questions than answers, but they could be a…
In the past five years, several new drugs have been brought to market that could lead to a profound, if not revolutionary, change in how health care providers – and the public – view…
One of COVID’s worst after-effects is the mullet epidemic
I certainly don’t condone discrimination based on appearance. We’re an odd bunch, we humans; we come in all sorts, and you should be free to live your best life, mullet or otherwise. Heck,…
Takeaways of AP report on DEA probe of drug distributor accused of fueling opioid…
By JIM MUSTIAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has allowed one of the nation’s…
California Confronts Overdose Epidemic Among Former Prison Inmates
Michael Vera walked into a bedroom of a residential drug treatment program in Los Angeles in March to find its occupant slumped over on his bed and struggling to breathe, a…