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Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen Commends New CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines, Calls for Additional Action Amid Epidemic

Mar 16th, 2016

BALTIMORE, MD (March 16, 2016)– Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen today commended the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recently announced 2016 Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain and called on the agency to provide additional guidance:

Building a Ground Army to Fight Heroin Deaths

Mar 16th, 2016

A crowd quickly gathers here on one of West Baltimore’s many drug-infested street corners. But it isn’t heroin they’re seeking. It’s a heroin antidote known as naloxone, or Narcan.

Baltimore's Virtual Supermarkets Bring Fruits And Veggies To Food Deserts

Mar 16th, 2016

"As a physician, it is difficult for me to say to a patient ‘You have to eat better’ when people don't have healthy food options nearby."

CDC guidelines aim to curb painkiller prescribing

Mar 16th, 2016

Prescription painkillers should not be a first choice for treating common ailments such as back pain and arthritis, accord

CDC aims to curb painkiller prescribing

Mar 16th, 2016

Prescription painkillers should not be a first choice for treating common ailments such as back pain and arthritis, according to new federal guidelines designed to reshape how doctors prescribe dru

CDC guidelines aim to curb painkiller prescribing

Mar 15th, 2016

Prescription painkillers should not be a first choice for treating common ailments like back pain and arthritis, according to new f

The Centers for Disease Control says US doctors should not turn to painkillers to treat common forms of pain like backaches or arthritis, amid an epidemic of abuse and death tied to the drugs

Mar 15th, 2016

Prescription painkillers should not be a first choice for treating common ailments like back pain and arthritis, according to new federal guidelines designed to reshape how doctors prescribe drugs

CDC guidelines aim to curb painkiller prescribing

Mar 15th, 2016

Prescription painkillers should not be a first choice for treating common ailments like back pain and arthritis, according to new federal guidelines designed to reshape how doctors prescribe drugs

CDC guidelines aim to curb painkiller prescriptions

Mar 15th, 2016

Prescription painkillers should not be a first-choice for treating common ailments like back pain and arthritis, according to new federal guidelines designed to reshape how doctors prescribe drugs

Health Watch With Dr. Leana Wen: White Paper Targets City's Health Challenges

Mar 14th, 2016

Beginning this month, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana S.

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