ITHACA, N.Y. — It will now be easier to access the lifesaving opioid overdose-reversing medication naloxone, often known as Narcan, in downtown Ithaca. The Tompkins County Public Library held a ribbon cutting Wednesday for a vending machine that will dispense doses of the medication and other harm reduction materials for free. The vending machine and…
Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here.Heading into the fifth U.S. winter of Covid-19, an Emory University lab has found the presence — or absence — of a particular antibody in the nose of patients can predict how severe their illness would be.The presence of the antibody, called anti-interferon alpha,…
Ithaca — Tompkins County Environmental Health is actively searching for a dog involved in a biting incident that occurred on Monday in the Collegetown area. The incident took place around 3:15 p.m. on the 400 block of College Avenue, close to the local UPS Store. The victim was bitten on the hand and ankle while…
Drug overdose deaths in New York City decreased in 2023 for the first time in four years, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
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