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Justin Carlyle, age 23, photographed on the street in Kensington, a neighborhood of Philadelphia, has lived with addiction to fentanyl and other drugs for a decade

Society USA

8. July 2025

Drastic Drop in Drug-Related Deaths

Across the United States, a stunning drop in drug deaths has occurred among citizens under the age of 35, with 27% fewer fatal overdoses across all age groups in 2024, as teens appear to play safer when it comes to experimenting with illicit substances.

Health

Health United States

10. February 2025

Opioid Crisis No More: New, <em>Non-Addictive</em> Pain Killer

A new, non-addictive pain medicine has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration.

Society

Used needles being collected by a harm reduction team at an encampment in Kalamazoo, Mich., last year

Society USA

8. December 2024

Less Overdosing, Thanks to Both Efforts and Circumstance

Drug fatalities have been steadily declining for seven consecutive months across the United States, thanks to expanded treatment, prevention, education efforts, and, surprisingly, changes in the drug supply itself, thus influencing how people are using drugs.

Health

Kevin Donalson, a drug addict, smokes fentanyl with xylazine on a street corner in Burlington VT on September 16, 2024

Health USA

24. October 2024

A Record Drop in Drug Overdose Incidents Offers Hope

Public health data shows, for the first time in decades, an impressive and encouraging drop in the number of drug overdose deaths across the United States, partly due to successful interventions with users.

Health

Health USA

31. July 2023

Tuberculosis Drug Will Be More Accessible to All

As the global patent of its tuberculosis drug comes to an end, an American pharmaceutical giant intends to ensure that generic versions will supply low- and middle-income countries.

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Health USA

19. January 2023

New Drugs Will No Longer Be Tested on Animals Here

A bipartisan bill has come into effect in the United States, modernizing the requirements to test new drugs by no longer requiring animal testing, a political move applauded by animal rights activists.

Health

Health USA

7. January 2023

A Vaccine to Fight Opioid Overdose Is in the Works

A team of researchers affiliated with the University of Houston in Texas, the United States, is developing a vaccine preventing fentanyl from entering the brain, in a potentially powerful tool against synthetic opioid overdosage.

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Health USA

10. November 2022

World-First Virtual Trial for Alzheimer’s Treatment

A computer model was used to complete the world’s first virtual clinical trial to test two Alzheimer’s drugs, and to develop personalized treatment regimens, in a first-of-its-kind method to help fix this growing public health issue.

Society

Society United States

2. November 2022

Broad Pardon Might Change the Future of Thousands

Thousands of people charged with federal offenses for marijuana possession may soon be pardoned in the United States

Health

Health USA

10. August 2022

New Cancer Treatment Shows 100% Effectiveness During Trial

In an unprecedented, experimental treatment, an immunotherapy cancer treatment proved effective in every single patient involved in the trial.