The connection between stress and drug use is well established — and few would argue that living with the uncertainty, fear and loss brought by the COVID-19 pandemic has been stressful. As a result, it’s not a surprise that drug use and overdose, including overdose deaths, have spiked. Based on […]
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Photograph: Rick Callahan/AP For five years, a secret supervised drug injection site has operated in the US, allowing drug users to inject more than 10,000 times in a sterile, protected environment. The illegal operation is modeled after similar, legal sites in Canada and Europe, which seek to provide drug users […]
The U.S. coronavirus death toll has surpassed 130,000 but a U.S. pharmaceutical company says it could have initial doses of a drug ready by the end of summer that could treat or even prevent COVID-19. A $450 million federal contract awarded Regeneron Pharmaceuticals could help get the drug to “many […]
By Kate Kelland and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – A cheap and widely used steroid called dexamethasone has become the first drug shown to be able to save the lives of COVID-19 patients in what scientists said is a “major breakthrough” in the coronavirus pandemic. Trial results announced on Tuesday […]
Stanford Medicine researchers are investigating whether a combination of specific antibodies can reduce early symptoms of COVID-19 in people with mild to moderate cases of the disease. Their effort is part of a multisite clinical trial of an antibody drug developed by Eli Lilly and AbCellera that aims to enroll […]
The popular high blood pressure drug, hydrochlorothiazide, has been linked to a higher risk of developing malignant melanoma and lip cancer in older Australians. Credit: Shutterstock Hydrochlorothiazide—one of the most prescribed high blood pressure drugs in Australia—has shown links to increased risks of developing skin cancer among older Australians, a […]