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Antibodies, usually made by our bodies to fight infection, have a unique structure that looks like a Y. Now special antibodies constructed in a laboratory have the two arms of the Y made to bind different things, and are used …

A type of blood cancer can now be treated with a special type of antibody, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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Antibodies are usually part of our immune response to infections, but now are being constructed in the laboratory to fight cancer, with a recent study demonstrating just how effective they can be against a type of blood cancer. William Nelson, …

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Fentanyl laced prescription drug lookalikes are implicated in recent increases in drug overdose deaths among those 65+, federal data reveal. Eric Strain, a substance use disorders expert at Johns Hopkins, says a multitude of paths must be followed to curb …

Trying to interrupt the flow of illegal fentanyl and its close cousins is complicated, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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Fentanyl and its close cousins are at the root of spikes in drug overdose deaths in the US, with recent federal data reporting an exponential rise among those over age 65. Eric Strain, a substance use disorders expert at Johns …

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Opioid related overdose deaths are at record highs, with the rate of such deaths in those aged 65 or older going up rapidly, the most recent federal data find. Eric Strain, a substance use disorders expert at Johns Hopkins, says …

The rate of opioid-related death is shooting up among those older than 65, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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If you’re taking methadone to help you overcome an opioid use disorder, it may involve a daily trip to a clinic to get your dose. Now temporary federal guidelines to ease that burden during Covid may become permanent as states …

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Opioid addiction rules people’s lives, yet so does undergoing a lot of treatment for it, including things like having to show up at a clinic daily to get your medicine. Now federal guidelines developed to ease treatment barriers during Covid …

People can take home doses of their medication for opioid use disorder under federal rules about to become permanent, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »