Health Headlines for Friday, May 27

Amid heroin concerns, groups push for opioids with abuse-deterrent properties

Politico

Amid a push to curb the use of opioids and heroin in the state, a coalition is pushing the Legislature to widen access to prescription medications with abuse-deterrent properties.

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Heroin epidemic spurs Gov. Cuomo to increase access to emergency overdose treatments

New York Daily News

Today’s heroin epidemic is worse than the crack crisis that tore through New York’s urban centers nearly 30 years ago, Gov. Cuomo said Wednesday.

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U.S. sees first case of bacteria resistant to all antibiotics

Reuters

U.S. health officials on Thursday reported the first case in the country of a patient with an infection resistant to all known antibiotics, and expressed grave concern that the superbug could pose serious danger for routine infections if it spreads.

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Beth Israel, a Hospital That Once Took Everyone, Will Take Far Fewer

New York Times

The sign welcoming patients at the main entrance of Mount Sinai Beth Israel on First Avenue is translated into Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Hebrew, a powerful testament to its immigrant heritage on the East Side of Manhattan.

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Vitamins Join the ‘Clean Label’ Bandwagon

New York Times

When she was about four months pregnant, Katerina Schneider read the ingredient list on the bottle of vitamins her doctor had recommended.

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