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Tag: epidemic

Health & Science

Why One Houston Researcher Calls Meth ‘A Perfect Storm’ For Southeast Texas

Davis Land

Posted on August 22, 2019 · Texas has largely been spared from the worst of the opioid overdose crisis, but in its place, another more difficult addiction is rising.

Tags antidepressants baker institute cravings crisis drug policy drugs epidemic health meth methamphetamine Opioids UTHealth

Houston Matters

How Dirt In Ireland Could Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Abner Fletcher

Posted on March 21, 2019 · Houston infectious disease specialist Dr. William Miller updates us on advances in combating antibiotic resistance.

Tags antibiotic-resistant organisms antibiotics bacteria epidemic health health threats public health science William Miller World Health Organization

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How Many Opioid Overdoses Are Suicides?

Martha Bebinger, WBUR

Posted on March 16, 2018 · Opioid overdoses and related deaths are still climbing, according to U.S. statistics. Teasing out which overdoses are intentional can be hard, but is important for treatment, doctors say.

Tags epidemic Opioids Suicide

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Life Expectancy Drops Again As Opioid Deaths Surge In U.S.

Rob Stein, NPR

Posted on December 21, 2017 · The opioid epidemic caused U.S. life expectancy to fall for the second year in a row, marking the first time that's happened since the early 1960s. Death rates also continued to rise

Tags death epidemic Life Expectancy opioid

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3121: Getting Typhus

Richard Willson

Posted on May 2, 2017 · Episode: 3121 Charles Nicolle and the Transmission of Typhus. Today, we get typhus.

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