U.S. overdose deaths fell again in 2025, but some worry about policy and drug supply changes

U.S. overdose deaths fell 14% to approximately 70,000 in 2025, marking the third straight annual decline and the longest drop ...

Overdose deaths fall for 3rd straight year amid a changing drug supply and funding cuts

Deaths declined as the pandemic waned. Researchers have pointed to numerous possible factors: an increase in the availability ...

Inside the Race to Develop a Test for the Rare Andes Hantavirus

A University of Nebraska lab has developed a test that can detect the virus before symptoms become severe. Now, it's ready to ...
MedPage Today

Overdose Deaths Fell Again in 2025, but Some Worry About Policy, Drug Supply Changes

About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year -- about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data. It was the third straight annual drop, making it the ...
Forbes

How The Government Shutdown Is Impacting Surveillance Of COVID-19, Flu And RSV

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. 3D renditions of three respiratory viruses: COVID-19, RSV, and ...

Reedley biolab operator convicted in scheme to sell millions of faulty COVID tests

A federal jury has convicted Jia Bei Zhu, operator of a Reedley biolab, in a $3.8-million scheme selling faulty, misbranded ...