Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the United States was already in the midst of a suicide and opioid epidemic. Suicides are the tenth overall leading cause of death with 48,344 fatalities in 2018.
Contaminated IVs suspected in deaths of nine patients
April 5, 2011
Alabama public health officials are investigating an outbreak of bacterial infections at six hospitals in the state.
Are we ready for a public health crisis?
March 22, 2011
How prepared is the U.S. for a major public health crisis? A new report has both good and bad news.
Clinic of horror ignored: Doc charged in 8 murders
January 25, 2011
A doctor in Philadelphia stands accused of performing illegal procedures in unsanitary conditions. And a city asks: How did this go on for so long?
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