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Sackler-owned opioid maker goes global with OD treatment

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AP - The gleaming white booth towered over the medical conference in Italy in October, advertising a new brand of antidote for opioid overdoses. "Be prepared. Get naloxone. Save a life," the slogan on its walls said. Some conference attendees were stunned when they saw the company logo: Mundipharma, the international affiliate of Purdue Pharma - the maker of the blockbuster opioid, OxyContin, widely blamed for unleashing the American overdose epidemic. Here they were cashing in on a cure. "You're in the business of selling medicine that causes addiction and overdoses, and now you're in the business of selling medicine that treats addiction and overdoses?" asked Dr. Andrew Kolodny, an outspoken critic of Purdue who has testified against the company in court. "That's pretty clever, isn't it?" As Purdue Pharma buckles under a mountain of litigation and public protest in the United States, its foreign affiliate, Mundipharma, has expanded abroad, using some of the same tactics to sell th

ON THE MONEY: Tips for using flexible spending dollars before year's end

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AP - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) ? Still have money set aside for medical expenses that you need to spend by the end of the year?

Three more Keraniganj fire victim die, death toll climbs to 17

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Bangladesh Daily Sun - More three victims of Keraniganj plastic factory fire succumbed to their injuries at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Sunday morning, taking the death toll from the incident to 17. The deceased were identified as

Community Snapshot

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Morristown Citizen Tribune - Clements, a senior at Morristown-Hamblen High School West, was the first student in the history of West or East high schools to earn an emergency medical responder license. She was

Burdg, Pasty A. 1945-2019

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St. Joseph News-Press - CENTERVILLE, Tenn.- Patsy Ann "Pat" Burdg (Daniel) was born in Centerville on June 14, 1945. She entered the Kingdom of Heaven on Dec. 10, 2019, at Cameron Regional Medical Center.

Kakavas, Dr. Christopher G.

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Greensboro News & Record - JUNE 19, 1947 - DECEMBER 13, 2019 Dr. Christopher G. Kakavas, 72, of Burlington, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2019 at the Novant Thomasville Medical Center, Thomasville, NC. Dr.

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Wayne County Indiana inmate dies from apparent medical issue

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WHIO CBS Dayton - Officers and jail medical staff responded and began live saving measures. Richmond Fire and Rescue also assisted in the effort. However, the efforts were unsuccessful. 

Mary Holmes 65

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Hagerstown Herald-Mail - Mary Holmes, 65 Mary Elizabeth Holmes, 65, of Keedysville, MD, passed away at Meritus Medical Center on December 11, 2019. She was the daughter of Lora Jane (nee Carpenter) Howell

Medical Associations Embrace Propaganda, Not Science

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Townhall - The transgender industry profits handsomely from experimenting on children who .12/15/2019 2:50:08AM EST.

UNSPOKEN: Local first responder talks mental health with Florida's First Lady

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WMBB ABC Panama City - BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) ? On Tuesday, First Lady Casey DeSantis held a listening session with Florida's first responder leaders to discuss the need to provide better emotional support to law enforcement, firefighters, and emergency medical responders due to the growing crisis of depression, PTSD, and suicide in their ranks. Men and women from across the state took

High-rise buildings create challenges for EMS

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WMBB ABC Panama City - PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. ? When it comes to calling 9-1-1, every second matters, especially in medical emergencies. "They say your chances of survival decrease ten percent every minute," said Joey Brannen, a Panama City Beach Fire Rescue paramedic.  Brannen said that during tourist seasons, most of the day-time medical calls come from high-rise buildings,

Patients rally in Ecuador for legal use of medical cannabis

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Seattle Times - QUITO, Ecuador (AP) ? Unrelenting pain in her hips and weeks of insomnia left Nelly Valbuena desperate for relief from her metastatic breast cancer. The university professor found freedom from her disease's cruel side effects in an unexpected remedy: CBD, a compound extracted from the cannabis plant. Now Valbuena is pushing Ecuador's government to put

QMG offers new treatment for patients with sleep apnea

Letter: A misguided bill on opioids

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Concord Monitor - Opioid Workforce Act? Why does Sen. Maggie Hassan refuse to acknowledge that addiction rarely begins with the treatment of pain in a medical setting. To include such language in a bill is not only irresponsible but a waste of resources. All the data...

One person is injured after shooting in Tupelo

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WCBI CBS Columbus - Tupelo Police Department officers said they were dispatched to the North Mississippi Medical Center Emergency Room around 2:40 p.m. for a gunshot victim.

Thieves steal $300K worth of pot from Ramona pot shop

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KGTV ABC San Diego - Three men were caught on surveillance camera breaking into Releaf Meds, a medical marijuana shop, on Saturday morning. Shop owners said they got away with at least $300,000 worth of cannabis products.

Regulation throttles health care improvements

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Elizabeth City Daily Advance - While the health care debate has usually focused on questions of insurance coverage and finance, the composition and delivery of medical services have been changing significantly. Some of these changes

Cape Girardeau fire report 12/16/19

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Southeast Missourian - The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Friday n Medical assists were made at 7:21 a.m. on William Street, 8:57 a.m. on Gordonville Road, 11:34 a.m. on Aspen Drive, 3:12...

Two new doctors join Memorial team

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