Ed Mahon reported this story while participating in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2024 Data Fellowship and received engagement mentoring and funding. Spotlight PA is ...

They aimed to determine whether the policy led to shorter initial prescriptions and a decrease in the progression to long-term opioid use, while also preventing the disruption of stable high-dose ...

A good night's sleep often sets the stage for a positive day. But for the nearly quarter of American adults struggling with ...

A new study led by researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute has found that a 2019 Medicare opioid safety ...

Emergency department opioid prescriptions are associated with small increases in hospital admission and subsequent opioid ...

ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jen Ashton talks about a new study that discovered that limiting the use of opioids after surgery does not impact patient outcomes. Two of the three ...

The case for GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic possibly causing blindness is building. A new paper out this week describes several people who developed eye conditions soon after they began taking semaglutide ...

Attorneys for the counties, who accused the pharmacies of dispensing vast quantities of opioids whilst turning a blind eye to abuse of the drugs – have said they estimate the cost of combatting ...

A new study adds to a growing body of research suggesting a potential link between popular GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and vision loss.

Ozempic and similar drugs are popular with consumers for their weight-loss properties, but a new study suggests they could ...