Friday, November 2, 2018

Cluster of cocaine-fentanyl overdoses in Philadelphia underscores need for more 'test strips' and rapid response

Emergency department physicians are calling for more readily available testing strips to identify the presence of fentanyl in patients experiencing a drug overdose, and a rapid, coordinated response among health care providers and city agencies to help curb overdoses and identify high potency high risk drugs.

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Satellites spot rapid “Doomsday Glacier” collapse

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