How my 19-year-old daughter overcame her crippling anxiety It’s not breaking news that my 19-year-old daughter Jadi lives with crippling anxiety.
A doctor who can feel his patient's pain What if a doctor could physically feel the pain their patients were experiencing? Dr. Joel Salinas, a neurologist and clinical researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital, can do just that. He has a neurological trait called mirror-touch, a medical mystery that causes him to feel the emotional and physical experiences of other people.
Greg Gutfeld: Opioids -- Facts and fallacies Every time I discuss the opioid crisis with someone, I find that they often don’t know all the facts. And maybe, neither do I. But I try.
Bush-hating Fresno State professor passes out fake number, floods crisis hotline with calls The professor who came under fire for celebrating the death of former first lady Barbara Bush has caused another college’s mental health crisis hotline to become flooded with calls after she posted the number online as her own.
Navy veteran's therapy dog missing after car crash The search is on for a Navy veteran’s therapy dog after it ran away from the scene of an accident on Sunday.
Arizona reports first Carfentanil overdose death Arizona has recorded its first death involving an overdose of Carfentanil, a synthetic opioid that’s 5,000 times more potent than heroin, and 100 times more powerful than fentanyl.
Organs from overdose victims may save thousands on transplant waiting list Transplant procedures involving deceased overdose victims have increased nearly 24-fold since 2000, with researchers reporting on Monday that the patients who receive these organs typically fare as well as patients who receive organs from other donors.
US homes need Narcan to aid in opioid overdose epidemic, surgeon general advises The nation's chief doctor wants more Americans to start carrying the overdose antidote naloxone to help combat the nation's opioid crisis and save lives.
CDC director pledges to bring opioid epidemic 'to its knees' Dr. Robert Redfield, Jr, the new CDC new director pledged Thursday to work to bring the nation's opioid epidemic "to its knees" and said he believes the AIDS epidemic could be ended in three to seven years.
Colorado hospitals find success in reducing opioid addiction Doctors say anytime an opiate prescription is written, it can be a gateway to addiction. With the opioid crisis raging nationwide, including in Colorado, a group of hospitals here grouped together to try and reduce the number of opioids doled out in emergency rooms.
