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Rhode Island Department of Health announced on Friday that it is launching an enhanced system to track non-fatal overdoses throughout the state daily.

With Homecoming quickly approaching, concerns are surfacing about the lack of sanctioned events. Queen’s Homecoming is set to take place from Oct. 20 to 22. The University anticipates welcoming back over 2,000 alumni, with special events planned for those who graduated in years ending in three and eight.

Strategies that provide smokers with less harmful alternatives to cigarettes are far more likely to reduce smoking than the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) recommendations to prohibit them while cigarettes ...

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A dozen state or county agencies have parted ways with tens of thousands of dollars in federal grants meant to help monitor teenagers' sexual behaviors.

A new website launched by the Center for Indigenous Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health aims to guide tribes in spending funds from the tribal opioid litigation settlements. Various settlements between manufacturers and distributors of opioids and hundreds of federally recognized tribes total $1.5 billion. The funds will be allocated to tribal communities over the next 15 years.

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B.C. is expected to unveil legislation Thursday to expand the restrictions on possession or use of illicit drugs in key public spaces, such as beaches, community centres.

The university celebrates our māhū, LGBTQ+ students, staff/faculty, and community recognizes that learning LGBTQ+ history is our kuleana (responsibility).

UK researcher stresses importance of education and preventative measures for youths