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CDC: Rates of Suicide Vary by Age, Sex, Mechanism in Over 55s
From 2001 to 2021, largest percent increase in suicide rates occurred for men ages 55 to 64 years and women ages 65 to 74 years
Opioid Rx Down, but Overdoses and Deaths Up, AMA Report Shows
The American Medical Association calls for action on eight strategies to increase access to evidence-based opioid use disorder care
Amid Fruit Puree Investigation, CDC Urges Doctors to Look for Lead Poisoning in Children
Agency is working with the FDA and state and local partners to find the source of the contamination in these products
Rate of New Lung Cancer Cases Has Decreased Over Last Five Years
26.6 percent of people alive five years after a lung cancer diagnosis, with 22 percent improvement seen over last five years
Man Maimed by Electric Shock Receives First-Ever Face Transplant That Includes New Eye
Surgery took 21 hours and a medical team of more than 140 surgeons, nurses, and other health care professionals
2021 to 2022 Saw 5 Percent Decline in Overall Fetal Mortality Rate
Decreases seen in fetal mortality rate for White non-Hispanic and Hispanic women, but not in other race, Hispanic origin groups
FDA Investigating Hospitalizations Linked to Counterfeit Ozempic
Novo Nordisk has said that it is working with the FDA to make consumers aware of the counterfeits
Double-Lung Transplant, Breast Implants Save Life of Man Who Battled Vaping-Linked Illness
The DD breast implants physically supported his heart after his infected lungs were removed
FDA Will Pull Vet Drug Used in Pork Industry Over Cancer Concerns for Humans
Carbadox is typically added to pig feed to fight infections and fatten up the animals
New Postpartum Depression Drug Comes With Hefty Price Tag
Zurzuvae not only presents a new way to treat postpartum depression, but it also 'appears to be fast-acting'