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Public health researchers believe illegal needle exchanges are reducing transmission of hepatitis c in Iowa. Advocates hope the data will help build…
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A three-member Senate panel Wednesday unanimously agreed to move a bill forward that would legalize needle exchange programs for people who inject…
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Advocates for a bill to legalize syringe exchange programs in Iowa told lawmakers Wednesday it would help mitigate some effects of increasing injection…
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A three-member Senate panel is delaying a decision on a bill that would require all medical providers to electronically submit drug prescriptions to…
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On a below-freezing night in Cedar Rapids, three med school students meet in a parking lot and start unloading boxes from a crammed car trunk.They sort…
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State and federal public health officials agree Iowa needs a syringe exchange program to slow the spread of hepatitis C and prevent a possible HIV…
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The Iowa Board of Pharmacy has filed a bill that would help fill gaps in the state’s system for tracking prescription opioid suppliers in an effort to…
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The number of opioid-related deaths is expected to increase in Iowa this year compared to 2016. There were 180 opioid-related deaths in Iowa last year,…
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A new federal grant will fund a statewide media campaign to educate teenagers and young adults about the dangers of misusing prescription opioids.Janet…
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Iowa’s attorney general has struck a new deal with a drugmaker to make an opioid overdose reversal drug more affordable.Public agencies in Iowa, including…