FDA OK's painkiller designed to end opioids' addiction and overdose risk
Federal officials approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin.
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Federal officials approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin.
The Department of Justice said in its lawsuit CVS filled prescriptions with dangerous and excessive quantities of opioids, agreed to fill opioid prescriptions early and made "trinity prescriptions," which are a dangerous combination of drugs.
Emergency crews in Framingham have responded to 58 cases involving opioids so far in 2024.
Consulting firm McKinsey and Co. has agreed to pay $78 million to settle claims from insurers and health care funds that its marketing work with Purdue Pharma helped fuel an opioid addiction crisis.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is backing supervised injection sites for the first time.
A puppy ingested heroin while walking to a park in the South End and was later saved with Narcan.
WBZ TV's Laura Haefeli reports.
But the major pharmacy chain says the filing is part of a plan to bring it back to financial health.
A multi-state lawsuit, including all six New England states, alleged that Endo downplayed the risk of opioid addiction
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced Friday that accidental opioid overdoses were the leading cause of workplace deaths in the state from 2016 to 2017.
Activists are hoping to persuade Gov. Charlie Baker and state lawmakers to allow drug users to shoot up at supervised injection sites in Massachusetts.
Brett Bramble walks with a cart, two companions, some dogs, and a mission to spread awareness of the opioid crisis.
"Addiction Solution" author Lloyd I. Sederer, MD, asks if we're growing desensitized to the opioid epidemic.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling for the federal government to treat the opioid addiction crisis in a way similar to how it attacked the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s.
After President Trump pointed to Lawrence as a primary problem for New Hampshire's opioid epidemic, the mayor of Lawrence fires back.
Families gathered to share heartbreaking stories of brothers and sisters, sons and daughters lost to opioids.
The federal government is sending law enforcement teams to cities in five states to help stop the flow of heroin and synthetic opioids--and one of those cities is New Bedford, Massachusetts.
A puppy became sick after apparently ingesting some sort of opioid, and was rescued by narcan.
Jon Keller talks to Rep. Stephen Lynch about the bombshell 60 Minutes-Washington Post report about Congress's role in the opioid epidemic.
A Congressman who was a key supporter of a law that potentially weakened the government's ability to fight the opioid crisis has been nominated for head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Two addiction counselors at a suburban Philadelphia halfway house died of opioid overdoses inside the facility on the same day, authorities said Wednesday.
The spike in opioid addiction and overdose deaths in Massachusetts has led to a jump in the number of grandparents stepping up to care for their grandchildren.
A conference room in Boston's Health Care for the Homeless has turned into a critical care unit for individuals who have shot heroin.
The Croft School in Boston and Providence could close after the founder, Scott Given, allegedly concealed $13 million in debt for years.
Robert Mueller served as FBI director from 2001 to 2013 and led the investigation into allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Luka Garza added a season-high 22 points and the Celtics used a fourth-quarter rally to defeat the Grizzlies 117-112 on Friday night.
Sergio Josue Castellanos is accused of murder after a stabbing in Chelsea, Massachusetts.
Gas prices are rising amid the war in Iran, but a small number hidden with that price is constant.
A Transit Police officer's gun went off during a struggle with a man armed with a butcher knife at the Forest Hills MBTA station.
The Croft School in Boston and Providence is closing after the founder, Scott Given, allegedly concealed $13 million in debt for years.
Gas prices are rising amid the war in Iran, but a small number hidden with that price is constant.
Robert Mueller served as FBI director from 2001 to 2013 and led the investigation into allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
After all the snow that fell in Massachusetts this winter, how could the state possibly still be in a drought?
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Two Massachusetts residents have been diagnosed with measles, the Department of Public Health confirmed Friday.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Frankie Rodenbaugh died just days after his babysitter allegedly left him in a car, strapped in his seat for hours with no food or water.
A woman went to visit her mother's grave at St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury and was surprised to see the headstone was moved.
In the last four years there were 168 threats made against trial court judges in Massachusetts, according to state records.
A former staff member at a Massachusetts residential program for children living with autism is accused of breaking a teenage student's arm.
The ads for the Find Mass Money website in Massachusetts make it seem easy. But one couple struggled to get their $11,000.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
O'Connor's Restaurant & Bar, a well-known Irish pub in Worcester, Massachusetts for decades, is closing for good right before St. Patrick's Day.
Gillette is making a $1 billion investment in a new Boston headquarters.
The restaurants at View Boston are closing this spring.
Uno Pizzeria and Not Your Average Joe's are closing more restaurants in Massachusetts.
Kowloon is expected to draw big crowds to Revere, Massachusetts when it opens a new tiki bar.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Luka Garza added a season-high 22 points and the Celtics used a fourth-quarter rally to defeat the Grizzlies 117-112 on Friday night.
Lukas Reichel had a goal and an assist in his Boston debut, and the Bruins beat the Winnipeg Jets 6-1 on Thursday night.
Jaylen Brown scored 32 points, Jayson Tatum added 24 points and the Boston Celtics rolled to a 120-99 win over the Golden State Warriors.
With the game tied going into the 9th, Eugenio Suárez smacked a double into left-center field to score pinch runner Javier Sonoja for what would prove to be the winning run.
Cole Caufield scored 4:38 into overtime as the Montreal Canadiens edged the Boston Bruins 3-2 in a rivalry matchup Tuesday night.
Researchers spotted the season's first North Atlantic right whale mothers and calves in Cape Cod Bay.
Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, have been spotted not far off the coast of Massachusetts.
The MSPCA-Angell is looking to find homes for 163 rats that were surrendered in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod beaches are covered with chunks of ice amid an abnormally cold winter in Massachusetts.
Snowmobilers came to the rescue of a moose that was buried up to its neck in snow off a New England trail on Tuesday.