Department of Justice to Send 12 Federal Prosecutors After Pill Mills
The unit will use data on doctors' prescribing patterns and pharmacies' dispensing to detect hot spots.
Trump’s Opioid Commission Calls on Trump to Declare Opioid Epidemic a National Emergency
The last time officials declared a nationwide public health emergency in the United States was in 2009, for the H1N1 flu outbreak.
How Many Government Reports About Drugs Do We Really Need?
In the past two years, government agencies have produced at least four reports about drug use in America, totaling more than 800 pages. Have they done any good?
A Little Extra Ice Is Helping This Year’s Catch for Polar Bears
Ice gathered on Hudson Bay's western edge is helping some bears hunt seals longer into the summer than they normally would.
FDA Wants to Lower Amount of Nicotine in Cigarettes
The FDA is taking a side in a hot debate in public health right now over what to do about new tobacco products.
America Set Seven Big Drug-Control Goals in 2010. It Failed All of Them.
Researchers point to the opioid epidemic as a major reason for the policy setback.
A New Study Provides Further Evidence That Football Can Cause Brain Damage
Scientists looked at the brains of 111 former NFL players. All but one had chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
How a Small Island Nation Is Working to Protect Its Ocean in the Face of Climate Change
The Cook Islands just created a marine preserve that's 7,000 times its land size.
How Close Are We to Finding a Treatment for Alzheimer’s?
Countries around the world set a goal to find a treatment for Alzheimer's disease by 2025. But that objective seems increasingly less attainable.
Aliso Canyon, Site of America’s Biggest Methane Leak, Is Cleared to Re-Open
The facility has been out of commission since 2015.