• Health care often takes a back seat after incarceration. Here’s how some states are working to change that

    Health care often takes a back seat after incarceration. Here’s how some states are working to change that

    Apr 27, 2023 08:02 PM EST

    ... non-incarcerated people during the first two weeks after release. Some of the most common causes of death for this population group included fatal drug overdoses, cancer, cardiovascular disease, homicide and suicide. “When someone leaves jail or prison, they're on their own pretty much to go and find their ...

  • Why mortality for young Americans is increasing at an alarming rate

    Why mortality for young Americans is increasing at an alarming rate

    Apr 16, 2023 09:40 PM EST

    ... We've also markedly reduced the risk of deaths from car accidents. But this upward trend is the result of four causes, suicides, homicides, drug overdoses and car accidents, mainly in young people 10 to 19 years old. John Yang: These are not organic problems. They seem preventable? Dr. Steven ...

  • News Wrap: 28 Sinaloa cartel members charged in U.S. fentanyl trafficking case

    News Wrap: 28 Sinaloa cartel members charged in U.S. fentanyl trafficking case

    Apr 14, 2023 10:50 PM EST

    ... Justice Department charged 28 members of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel in a sweeping investigation of fentanyl trafficking. The drug has fueled a surge of overdose deaths. Today's indictments name several sons of convicted drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the so-called Chapitos known for their brutality. Anne ...

  • Why the U.S. designated the animal tranquilizer xylazine an 'emerging threat'

    Why the U.S. designated the animal tranquilizer xylazine an 'emerging threat'

    Apr 14, 2023 10:40 PM EST

    ... in the hospital. And a lot of my patients coming in for the last year have been exhibiting increasing symptoms of wounds and more complicated overdoses. And they have just been telling me: "You know, Doc, something doesn't feel right. And I'm having new symptoms that I haven ...

  • WATCH: Garland announces charges against El Chapo sons and Sinaloa cartel for fentanyl trafficking

    WATCH: Garland announces charges against El Chapo sons and Sinaloa cartel for fentanyl trafficking

    Apr 14, 2023 04:36 PM EST

    ... those accused of running drug labs and providing security and weapons for the drug trafficking operation, prosecutors said. Nearly 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in the U.S. in 2021. The Drug Enforcement Administration says most the fentanyl trafficked in the United States comes from the Sinaloa cartel ...

  • Exploring the health care challenges rural Americans face across 5 states

    Exploring the health care challenges rural Americans face across 5 states

    Apr 12, 2023 10:11 PM EST

    ... nbsp; Explore more of the series here: Diabetes a major factor behind declining life expectancy in rural areas Rural healthcare access at risk as public health efforts become politicized Wider access to Narcan helps rural communities fight overdose deaths West Virginia doctors work to bridge healthcare gap in rural areas

  • Mix of vet tranquilizer, fentanyl ‘emerging threat,' White House drug office says

    Mix of vet tranquilizer, fentanyl ‘emerging threat,' White House drug office says

    Apr 12, 2023 04:56 PM EST

    ... an overdose crisis plaguing the U.S. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 107,000 people died from overdoses in the 12 months that ended Nov. 30, 2022. Before 2020, the number of overdose deaths had never topped 100,000. Most of the ...

  • April 5, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    April 5, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    Apr 06, 2023 12:09 AM EST

    ... McCarthy amid rising tensions between the U.S. and China. Former President Trump remains defiant after being charged with multiple felonies as the political reaction to the case risks further dividing the country. Plus, how rural communities are using a fast-acting overdose treatment in the fight against opioid addiction.

  • April 1, 2023 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    April 1, 2023 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    Apr 01, 2023 11:24 PM EST

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, another round of massive storms unleashed deadly tornadoes across the South and Midwest. Then, a look at the FDA’s decision to allow over-the-counter sales of the overdose reversal drug Narcan. Plus, a shortage of both public defenders and prosecutors in Wisconsin is ...

  • News Wrap: Trump’s indictment reportedly includes at least 1 felony charge

    News Wrap: Trump’s indictment reportedly includes at least 1 felony charge

    Apr 01, 2023 09:40 PM EST

    ... Palm Sunday service marking the beginning of Holy Week for Christians. Still to come on "PBS News Weekend," what the over-the-counter approval of an overdose reversal drug means for the fight against opioids. And why a shortage of lawyers in Wisconsin is raising questions about the legal system.