"An individual is two and a half times more likely to die of a drug overdose in very rural Cumberland County than in very urban-suburban Union County," said Dr. Michael Ganon, with Genesis Addiction and Behavioral Medicine in Newton.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it has seized “thousands of units” of counterfeit Ozempic, the diabetes drug widely used for weight loss, that had been distributed through legitimate drug supply sources.
Look for flu and COVID-19 infections to ramp up in the coming weeks, U.S. health officials say, with increases fueled by holiday gatherings, too many unvaccinated people and a new version of the coronavirus that may be spreading more easily.