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[ad_1] THROUGH THE ORREGON – From the Oregon Health Authority: The Oregon Regional Health Authority today released Oregon's guidelines on acute opioid prescribing for the purpose of assisting clinicians working in the …

[ad_1] Xofluza is unusual in that it is taken in a single dose. It is intended for people 12 years of age and older who have had flu symptoms for less than …

[ad_1] The mother of a 16-year-old who died in a viral outbreak at a New Jersey rehab facility says she is “heartbroken” and “angry,” according to a report. Kristine Poulos told ABC …

[ad_1] By Felice J. Freyer Globe Staff October 25, 2018 The crisis of opioid addiction in Massachusetts, known for a long time to be serious, could even be worse than we thought …

[ad_1] The children of Oregon are doing something good. According to data released Thursday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, only 11.2% of Oregon youth aged 10 to 17 are obese, making …

[ad_1] A new study estimates that 4.6 percent of Massachusetts residents had opioid use disorder in 2015. The number confirms earlier state estimates, but is also significantly higher than the national average — …

[ad_1] When Nancy Daly helped take care of her mother, who died of Alzheimer's, the stress was so great that she often locked herself in a bathroom and cried in a towel. …

[ad_1] TThe US Food and Drug Administration has given a group of psychiatrists the blessing of dosing magic mushrooms to patients during therapy sessions. This week, the FDA granted "disruptive therapy" status …

[ad_1] A Tennessee doctor retired after borrowing $300,000 from a longtime patient before diagnosing her with dementia, The Tennessean​ reported.  Doctor Suellen Lee, who was paying the borrowed money back in installments, now says she was …

[ad_1] ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A Florida state health official has confirmed that a new case of flaccid acute myelitis was being investigated, compared to a single one week ago. The disease …