The fate of Ontario’s safe injection and overdose prevention sites is in limbo as the province’s new Progressive Conservative government weighs whether to continue funding the facilities authorized by its Liberal predecessors.
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In first, doctors treat rare genetic disorder with an injection in utero
Enlarge (credit: Getty | Andrew Matthews) Three babies with a rare genetic disorder have been spared the worst effects of their condition thanks to an experimental injection they received in utero, researchers report this week in The New England Journal of Medicine. The success marks the first time a genetic disorder has been partially reversed by such […]
Flu jab 2017: Side effects and possible reactions to the winter injection
Flu jabs are vaccines that protect against infection by the influenza virus, and are administered via an injection. And approximately one million adults in the UK will qualify for free flu vaccinations as obese Britons are now included. The flu jab will be given for free to the obese for the first time after NHS […]
Heart disease prevention: THIS injection ‘SEVEN times’ more effective than supplements
HEART disease, cancer and dementia could be prevented with this injection, that’s way more effective than supplements. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Flu jab 2017: Does it REALLY work? Why the NHS is ‘WORRIED’ about injection effectiveness
THE NHS is more “scared” than ever before about the winter battle with flu, after it was revealed the flu jab had zero effectiveness on over-65s last year. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Flu jab 2017: Side effects and possible reactions to the winter injection
FLU jabs might not work on the elderly, according to the NHS. However, experts are still advising people to be vaccinated – here are the side-effects and possible reactions you should know about. Daily Express :: Health Feed
MIT combines several vaccines in a single injection
Someday, kids might only have to endure a single jab to get the benefits of several vaccines, thanks to a new technology by a team of MIT engineers. They’ve created a method that allows a single injection to carry enough doses for the first one to two years of a child’s life, with each dose […]
First-time drug injection used to execute alleged racially motivated murderer
Mark Asay, the first white man put to death in Florida for the murder of a black man, was executed with a never-before-used, three-drug cocktail. Asay, 53, who was convicted of double murder in 1987, was pronounced dead at the state prison in Starke at 6:22pm Thursday. His murder convictions are based on the shootings […]
Opening a supervised injection site ‘not a simple process’: new guidelines aim to help
The BC Centre for Substance Use has published a new set of guidelines for opening and running a supervised injection site as the death toll continues to climb in the ongoing overdose crisis. CBC | Health News
Citing overdose ‘crisis,’ police to allow unsanctioned Toronto injection site
An unofficial “overdose prevention site” opened today in downtown Toronto, staffed by harm reduction workers with anti-overdose medication at the ready. Police were at the scene but allowed the site to operate. CBC | Health News
