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Man who sold fentanyl-laced pill liable for $5.8 million in death of young female customer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In 2019, Brandon McDowell was contacted by a sophomore in college who asked to buy Percocet, a prescription painkiller. What the 20-year-old sold her instead were counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl, a deadly synthetic opioid that can be lethal in a dose as...
WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said Friday it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults, calling it an important step toward fighting the disease in Africa. The approval of the vaccine made by Bavarian Nordic A/S means that donors...
Mpox deaths rise by 107 in a week as Africa CDC calls the toll unacceptable
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — African countries recorded more than 100 mpox-related deaths in the past week, the continental health body said Thursday as it described the rising toll as “not acceptable.” Dr. Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa Center for Disease Control and...
'Stop that urgently.' Possible path to innocence for Russian skater was held back at WADA's urging
When details from a scientific experiment that could have helped clear embattled Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva landed at the World Anti-Doping Agency, the leader of that organization's reaction was unequivocal: “We have to stop that urgently," he wrote. No mention of the...
Weight-loss drug Saxenda effective for kids as young as 6, study shows
A drug approved to treat obesity in adults and teens is safe and effective for use in kids as young as 6 when combined with diet and exercise, a small new study shows. Liraglutide lowered body mass, slowed weight gain and improved health markers in kids ages 6 through 11, according...
Kentucky attorney general offers prevention plan to combat drug abuse scourge
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman unveiled plans Tuesday to create a statewide drug prevention program, saying the youth-focused initiative would fill a hole in the Bluegrass State's fight against an addiction epidemic that has claimed thousands of lives. Coleman presented...
Limits to anti-nausea pill coverage wear on cancer patients and doctors
Cancer patients can ward off waves of vomiting after treatment with a relatively cheap anti-nausea pill, but some are running into coverage limits. Doctors say restrictions on the number of tablets patients receive can hurt care. Pharmacy benefit managers say their limits guard...
First doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrive in Congo
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in Congo said that 50,000 doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrived in the country on Tuesday, a week after the first batch arrived from the European Union. Adults in Equateur, South Kivu and Sankuru, the three most affected provinces,...
Vaccinations against mpox in Congo will begin next month, authorities say
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A vaccination campaign against mpox in Congo will begin Oct. 2, authorities said Saturday, with workers focusing on the three most affected provinces first. Adults in Equateur, South Kivu and Sankuru provinces will be vaccinated first, Cris Kacita Osako,...
WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization launched on Friday a continent-wide response plan to the outbreak of mpox, three weeks after WHO declared outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency. The estimated...
