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Boston Public Health Commission Urges FDA to Issue Warnings for Dangerous Combination of Medications

Feb 22nd, 2016

Monica Valdes Lupi from the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) has joined city and state health directors from across the country in calling on the U.S.

Doctors petition FDA for 'black box' warning on combining painkillers, tranquilizers

Feb 22nd, 2016

Public health directors from around the nation demanded the FDA label prescription painkillers and sedatives with its strongest warning in a petition delivered to the federal agency Monday.

'Black box' FDA warning urged for opioid and benzodiazepine combo

Feb 22nd, 2016

Public health officials are calling on the U.S.

Health officials push FDA to add ‘black box’ warnings about using opioids, benzodiazepines together

Feb 22nd, 2016

Dozens of public health officials and academics across the country are pushing the Food and Drug Administration to warn people about the potential dangers of taking powerful prescription painkiller

Health officials petition FDA for warning labels on painkillers

Feb 22nd, 2016

City and state health directors are urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to put warning labels on powerful painkillers that can be fatal when taken with other drugs.

Opioids and Benzos not a good combination, health directors say

Feb 22nd, 2016

Baltimore Health Commissioner Leana Wen will join other health directors across the country today in asking the federal government to require a "black box warning" when prescribing opioids with a c

Opioids: R.I. health director sounds alert about painkiller/tranquilizer combination

Feb 22nd, 2016

Rhode Island’s health director is co-leading a nationwide petition drive to ur

Baltimore Health Officials Create Group To Combat Zika Virus

Feb 21st, 2016

A special group has been put together to prepare for any potential dangers the Zika virus could have on Baltimore City.

This map looks at life expectancy in Baltimore neighborhoods and other countries

Feb 19th, 2016

Sandtown Winchester residents have the same life expectancy as North Koreans. Wow.

That’s one takeaway from a new map produced by the Capital News Service.

Health Dept. enlists online training platform in fight against opioid overdoses

Feb 18th, 2016

Baltimore’s health department believes an online training platform will expand access to training for a drug that reverses the effects of a heroin overdose.

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