After Dr. McKay (Fiona Dourif) slipped out of the bustling ER shortly before shift change on this season of The Pitt, sneaking off to see to a patient under the table, the young woman's gnarly leg ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the homeless services coordinator for the city of West Palm Beach, Allie Severino works closely with people whose lives have ...

Melanie Cox’s mammoth sore had gotten worse – much worse. It started as a hot, puffy spot between her thumb and index finger, where she’d been injecting heroin for nearly two decades. But soon, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Xylazine, also known as tranq, comes in a liquid solution that can be dried into a white or brown powder and pressed into pills.

Tranq — a k a xylazine, the so-called zombie drug that leaves users psychotic and covered with open, rotting wounds — is taking over New York’s drug supply. As the DEA agent who oversees operations in ...

Fewer than half of American adults are getting the recommended amount of physical activity each week. That's according to a new report by the CDC. A lack of exercise could have serious consequences ...

A recent tranq episode at our center left a strong impression on many of us. When a patient arrived for his treatment, we gave him the same physical exam that all of our new residents receive. When he ...

In a move that mirrors fentanyl testing strip distribution two years ago, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill into law Tuesday that would decriminalize the use of xylazine testing strips.

AUSTIN (TEXAS) – In March 2023, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, or DEA, issued an alert about the widespread threat of fentanyl with xylazine, or tranq – a non-opiate sedative authorized in the U.S.