For years, social media companies have disputed allegations that they harm children’s mental health through deliberate design choices that addict kids to their platforms and fail to protect…
Read more Social media companies face legal reckoning over mental health harms to childrenPresident Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that military strikes on suspected drug boats his administration has been carrying out for more than two months in the Caribbean Sea…
Read more FACT FOCUS: There’s no proof each strike on alleged drug boats saves 25,000 lives, as Trump claimsWOBURN — A case that stretched more than eight years reached its conclusion this week, as retired Dracut physician, Dr. Richard Miron, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and…
Read more After 8-year legal battle, Dracut doctor pleads guilty in landmark opioid caseA federal bankruptcy court judge on Tuesday formally approved OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the harms of opioids. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean…
Read more Judge approves opioid settlement for Purdue Pharma and Sackler family members who own the companyA U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge is set to give his reasoning Tuesday for approving OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of…
Read more Judge to explain why he’s approving Purdue Pharma settlement planNEW YORK — Lawyers representing OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, branches of the Sackler family that own it, cities, states, counties, Native American tribes, people with addiction and others…
Read more Latest opioid settlement plan with OxyContin maker Purdue and SacklerCHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark decision in West Virginia that had rejected attempts by an opioid-ravaged area to be compensated by…
Read more US appeals court overturns West Virginia landmark opioid lawsuit decisionSANTA ANA, Calif. — The ex-wife of a Los Angeles Angels employee at the center of the overdose death of one of the team’s star pitchers will face…
Read more Ex-wife of Angels employee to face cross examination in trial over pitcher’s overdose deathSANTA ANA, Calif. — The ex-wife of a Los Angeles Angels employee is expected to testify in a trial over whether the MLB team should be held responsible…
Read more Ex-wife of Angels employee expected to testify over pitcher’s drug overdose deathBOSTON — MBTA officials are pouring cold water on a legislative push to make the opioid overdose reversing drug naloxone available at subway stations, citing a lack of…
Read more MBTA balks at expanding overdose prevention kiosksQUITO (AP) — The survivor of a U.S. strike on a submersible vessel accused by the Trump administration of transporting drugs in the Caribbean was released by authorities…
Read more Ecuador Says It Has No Evidence That Survivor of a US Strike in the Caribbean Committed Any CrimeA New York woman is accused of using fentanyl-laced drugs to incapacitate and then rob four men of cash, phones, sneakers and other belongings, killing three of the…
Read more New York woman accused of incapacitating 4 men with fentanyl-laced drugs, killing 3Central Florida doctor unveils kratom research findings, potential dangers Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center emergency medicine physician and toxicologist, Dr. Josef Thundiyil, joins WESH 2 to discuss…
Read more Central Florida doctor unveils kratom research findings, potential dangersCayden Foster, Sean and Afrodita’s only child, died of a fentanyl overdose in early 2023. Now, the parents are working with schools and police to prevent similar tragedies.…
Read more Their son died of an overdose. Now, this Fairfax Co. family is warning others to prevent similar tragedies – WTOP NewsOverdoses among young people appear to be falling across the D.C. region since schools tackled the issue with education and Narcan training, according to a WTOP analysis of…
Read more Opioid overdoses are declining across the DC region. What’s behind the trend? – WTOP NewsNEW YORK — Federal officials have agreed to restore health- and science-related webpages and data under to a lawsuit settlement with doctors groups and other organizations who sued.…
Read more Trump administration agrees to restore health websites and dataBOSTON — Rep. Kate Donaghue has a trick for always ensuring naloxone is on hand and ready to deploy if she encounters someone experiencing an opioid overdose: she…
Read more Lawmaker hosts naloxone training at StatehouseThe use of medical cannabis products by qualified patients ages 50 and older is associated with a reduced need for prescription medications and significant health-related quality of life…
Read more Cannabis Use in Older Patients Associated With Lower Demand for Prescription DrugsBOSTON — While the scourge of opioid addiction continues to affect Massachusetts, the number of people getting legal prescriptions for heavily addictive medicines is falling, according to the…
Read more Data: Fewer opioids prescribed in Mass., NHBOSTON — While the scourge of opioid addiction continues to affect Massachusetts, the number of people getting legal prescriptions for heavily addictive medicines is falling, according to the…
Read more Data: Fewer opioids prescribed in Massachusetts
