Why are overdose deaths declining?
New data offers hope amid the U.S. overdose crisis, but opioids still pose a threat.
Infectious Disease
What is hantavirus, and should you be worried?
Hantavirus is a rare but severe disease. Despite the current outbreak in the Dutch cruise ship, the risk to the general public is low.
Doctors warn of a deadly complication from measles outbreaks
Doctors and researchers fear that as vaccination rates drop and measles spreads in the U.S., cases of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a debilitating complication, will also rise here.
Can the chickenpox vaccine cause shingles? We answer questions about the infections and protection
The chickenpox vaccine contains a live, weakened version of that virus, but studies show it’s uncommon for it to cause shingles.

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LÉENOS EN ESPAÑOL
Lo que debes saber sobre la ciclorfina, un potente opioide sintético
La naloxona puede revertir una sobredosis de ciclorfina, pero es posible que se necesiten varias dosis.

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