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March 7 2018

Opioid Overdose Cases Increased by 30% In One Year

Peter Hammond Health epidemic, opioid overdose, united states epidemic

According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opioid overdose cases increased by as much as 30% in just one year The agency discovered that emergency departments continued to check in more and more people overdosing on opioids between July 2016 and September 2017. The increase was noticed in men and […]

August 3 2015

More meningitis vaccines needed in Africa

Laura Parvan BR News Africa, epidemic, meningitis, news, type C, vaccine

Experts fear the next meningitis explosion in Africa could have disastrous consequences New type C strain meningitis infection strikes again, in Africa. In April, it already sickened 6.000 people and caused 500 deaths in Niger. As the vaccine for meningitis A (MenAfriVac) controlled the incidence of the disease years ago, the C strain will explode […]