Tory lawyers say the Rwanda bill is unfit for purpose, as MPs gear up for Tuesday’s vote on it. New opioids—believed to be made in Chinese labs and ten times stronger than fentanyl—have been linked to the deaths of 54 people in the UK. Vladimir Putin is seeking another term as Russian president. But what […]
The gender gap in life expectancy in the United States has widened, with women now living nearly six years longer than men, researchers have found. Such findings were part of the research letter Gender Gap in Life Expectancy in the US, 2010-2021, published on JAMMA Network on Nov. 13. The researchers found that men in […]
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unveiled on Sept. 19 its strategy to combat illicit opioids, such as fentanyl, which has been a major driver of the overdose epidemic in the United States. DHS said the strategy seeks to reduce the international and domestic supply of illicit opioids, target the enablers of opioid trafficking, […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday approved an updated version—in nasal spray format—of a medication that reverses overdoses caused by fentanyl and other opioids. The new product, OPVEE, from Indivior PLC, is chemically similar to naloxone—the life-saving drug known for immediately reversing the effects of heroin, fentanyl, and prescription opioid overdoses when […]
The House last week unanimously passed the TRANQ Research Act. It’s a bill that seeks to protect law enforcement from dangerous opioids. Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) authored the bill and NTD just had a chance to sit down with him to discuss it.
Is the FBI engaging in retaliation against whistleblowers? That was the topic of a House hearing Thursday, as three former agents testified. President Joe Biden is in Japan for the Group of Seven Summit. What does he say as a debt ceiling crisis is looming at home? U.S. lawmakers are traveling to London to discuss countering Chinese […]
The pandemic took a lot of people out of the labor force and there are many reasons why—including substance abuse. University of Pennsylvania economist Jeremy Greenwood and colleagues found that opioid and methamphetamine abuse had a sizable impact on keeping people off the job. Some unelected government officials have a lot of power over our […]
A senior U.S. official said the Biden administration will announce new sanctions on Thursday against Cuban officials who cracked down on protesters.
Democrats are pushing for immigration reforms that would allow a path to citizenship for the estimated 11-million illegal immigrants in the U-S. Though some Republicans say that will invite even more immigrants to try to get into the country illegally.
A group of attorneys general laid out key details in a multi-billion dollar settlement with drug companies. It’s part of the effort to combat the nation-wide opioid crisis.
LAS VEGAS—Nevada has struck a $45 million settlement deal with McKinsey & Company for the global consulting firm’s role in advising opioid makers how to sell more prescription painkillers amid a national overdose crisis. The western state reached the deal after sitting out a multi-state settlement with McKinsey announced in February. The hard bargaining has […]
One of the world’s largest consulting firms, McKinsey, has agreed to pay over half a billion dollars in a settlement. It’s for its alleged role in “turbocharging” sales of opioids, fueling the nationwide overdose crisis. It’s the first time a consulting firm’s been caught up in the litigation.
Earl Moore remembers the day his father walked out. He was 12 years old and hundreds of miles away at his grandparents’ house in Florida when his father broke the news over the phone. When young Moore returned home, his mother was inconsolable. “I felt like I was unlovable. I really felt small,” the 44-year-old […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Commerce announced on June 8 a 120-day pilot program to curb the illegal online sales of unapproved opioids. “The trusted notifier pilot program is another new policy tool in President Trump’s fight to end the opioid crisis,” said Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. […]
U.S. Troops cross from Syria to Iraq; Turkey to meet with Russia; Companies reach $260 million deal to settle opioids lawsuit; House Speaker Pelosi makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan; And Trump says G7 will no longer be held at Doral.
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California’s attorney general said Wednesday that he is charging a Northern California doctor with killing four patients by overprescribing opioids and narcotics, crimes he linked to the nationwide opioid epidemic.
U.S. lawmakers have reacted with skepticism after Beijing announced a set of measures to curb fentanyl production and trafficking. All fentanyl-related substances are now included on China’s list of controlled substances, a change from the current list of 25 fentanyl analogs and two precursors, according to a press conference held in Beijing on April 1, […]
People are hurting their pets in order to get their hands on opioids prescribed by veterinarians. WJLA reported that the extent of the opioid epidemic has now prompted the FDA to issue guidelines to veterinarians who prescribe opioids to avoid such a situation. “It’s tragic because our goal is to relieve pain,” said Dr. Kristen Caudy, […]
A doctor who illegally distributed prescription opioids has been sentenced to life in prison after one of his patients died of an overdose. Wichita Federal Court sentenced Steve Henson, 57, for the death of 32-year-old Nick McGovern, among a number of other crimes. McGovern died in 2015 of an overdose after Henson overprescribed alprazolam and […]
WASHINGTON—The Undersecretary of Defense for Policy at the Department of Defense said on Jan. 29 that President Donald Trump has the authority to use the military to construct a barrier without calling a national emergency, as he has said he might do if he can’t get funding for a border wall through Congress. Testifying at the […]
