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Madison paramedics to carry opioid treatment drug to ease withdrawal symptoms
It's one of several medical facility projects in the Madison area for which construction is underway or planned soon.
Six candidates for vying for three city council seats, four candidates are running for three seats on the Monona Grove School Board and three …
The goal is to ease the flow of patients from emergency rooms to hospital beds.
Jobs most in demand are licensed practical nurses, certified registered nurse anesthetists and certified nursing assistants.
The new test detected 94% of cancers and was 91% accurate in determining who didn’t have cancer, up from 92% cancer sensitivity and 87% specif…
NeuGen, part of Madison-based WEA Trust, claims nearly 300 former employees and retirees lost money when MassMutual ended a retirement fund af…
The state Department of Health Services sent the plan to the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee, which has objected to previous plans.
It's the latest move to make the remedy widely available to curb the opioid epidemic, which killed a record 1,464 people in Wisconsin in 2022.
A proposal for a center to reduce harm among drug users, and a study of a potential drug consumption site, involve money from the county's opi…
OnPoint NYC runs two overdose prevention centers, where people can use illicit drugs under supervision.
Organizers of the annual event, which started four decades ago, blamed new city fees and a decrease in volunteers.
Up to $300,000 in state money was made available last fiscal year and again this year for groups wanting to start recovery schools.
Up to $300,000 in state money was made available last fiscal year and again this year for groups wanting to start recovery schools.
The state had 1,421 fatal opioid overdoses last year, down from 1,464 in 2022, the first decline since 2018.
The dispensers contain the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone and strips to test drugs for fentanyl and the dangerous tranquilizer xylazine.
