As the St. Albans City community continues to confront a severe substance use crisis, officials there have begun questioning whether state-sponsored needle exchange programs should be operating within ...
Frustrated with used needles littering city streets, some local officials have called for renewed restrictions on syringe ...
A little over 10 years ago, Scott County experienced the largest outbreak of HIV in rural America. Out of the almost 200 ...
It can seem counterintuitive to provide clean syringes to individuals who inject drugs. After all, why make it easier to consume illicit substances that are increasingly resulting in overdoses? In the ...
Ted Miles begins most days behind Burlington’s derelict Memorial Auditorium, wielding a steel trash grabber and a grimy plastic container that he fills with used syringes. He then heads north, toward ...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A KDKA Investigation gets action. KDKA showed the discarded syringes and needles near the Heinz Lofts on the North Side, posing a public health threat to anyone venturing near. On ...
Medical Device Network on MSN

Terumo announces US launch of safety syringe

Terumo Medical has announced the launch of its SurTract Safety Syringe in the US, incorporating Roncadelle Operations’ SafeR ...
A shortage of medical equipment has temporarily shuttered a clinic in Ingham County distributing needles, alcohol swabs and other supplies that reduce risks associated with drug use. Lansing Syringe ...