A dangerous horse tranquilizer is being laced into U.S. street drugs
Xylazine is the latest toxic street drug to spread across America. Experts say the country is flying blind without public health data.
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A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Greece. Another round of smoke from Canadian wildfires is drifting south. A dangerous horse tranquilizer is being laced into U.S. street drugs.
Opioid settlement payouts are now public — and we know how much local governments got
KFF Health News obtained documents showing the exact dollar amounts — down to the cent — that local governments have been paid in 2022 and 2023 in lawsuit settlements from the opioid crisis.
Yes, the big news is Trump. Test your knowledge of everything else in NPR's news quiz
Who won the week? The Tonys? Jack Smith? UPS delivery persons? Generative AI? Joe Biden's dentist? Or YOU ... if you've been paying attention.
Pfizer warns of a looming penicillin supply shortage
The shortage comes as there has been a steady increase in rates of syphilis since 2000. Inventory can start depleting as early as this month, Pfizer said.
FDA advisers back updated COVID shots for fall vaccinations
A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration has recommended revising the current COVID-19 vaccine so that it specifically targets omicron.
A dangerous chemical Xylazine is being added to U.S. street drugs, killing thousands
Public health and law enforcement agencies around the U.S. are scrambling to blunt the impact of xylazine, a deadly new threat to Americans who use street drugs.
Why transforming concrete schoolyards into parks could make for healthier cities
Living near parks can boost health. But low-income communities of color often have less access than their wealthier, white counterparts. One project aims to change that by revamping schoolyards.
An FDA panel meets about which COVID strains the U.S. will target with vaccines
An advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration meets to discuss the COVID strains that vaccines in the U.S. will target this fall.
Can a playlist of fish music save the world's coral reefs?
The wondrous findings of a global project to record the sound of ocean habitats threatened by climate change and pollution.