For years, the idea of establishing supervised drug injection sites has been a long-standing goal for some progressive California leaders looking to address the burgeoning overdose crisis. Efforts to ...

Injection drug use in the Appalachian region led to a significant syndemic of fatal overdoses and rising rates of HIV and viral hepatitis.

Given that HCV is a bloodborne virus, any circumstance that promotes continued drug injection—including failure to prevent or diagnose and adequately treat substance use disorders—can result in ...

Direct-acting antiviral medications can cure more than 95 percent of people who have the virus, and the success rates among people who inject drugs can be just as high. W hen hepatitis C was first ...

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Most people know the feeling of getting a shot and having your arm feel sore for several days afterward. Some might even expect it as a side effect. The soreness happens when medications are injected ...

Injectable migraine medications can help prevent migraine episodes and alleviate symptoms during an attack. Most are intended for migraine prevention, but some can help stop a migraine attack. Share ...

In the first human trial of a new therapeutic, a single injection of lepodisiran reduced levels of lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), to undetectable levels for nearly one year, according to late-breaking ...

Doctors at DAP Health have begun administering a new twice-a-year injectable HIV prevention medication, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in June. Gilead's drug lenacapavir ...

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A new analysis in Oregon reveals a heightened incidence of severe burns requiring hospital-level care as illicit drug use nationwide has shifted from injection to smoking. Researchers analyzed Oregon ...