Despite a national opioid-related overdose epidemic that continues to claim tens of thousands of lives annually, a new nationwide study shows that a scant proportion of hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder receive proven life-saving medications both during and after they’re discharged. The study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. “It really paints…
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A new data analysis funded by the National Institutes of Health finds patients who visited the emergency department for an opioid overdose are 100 times more likely to die by drug overdose in the year after being discharged and 18 times more likely to die by suicide relative to the general population. Additionally, in the…
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Left: Courtesy of GCDS; Right: Courtesy of Marc Jacobs, @animalcrossingfashionarchive and Kara Chung On a recent weekend, the designer Sandy Liang—the downtown darling known for her “clout fleece”—held an extremely exclusive pop-up sale. Only six people were allowed in at a time, with some attendees waiting in line for two hours. Before you panic about…
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The key to a rich, nuanced tomato sauce is time. That’s the one thing most of us don’t have a lot of during the week, but making a large batch of tomato sauce on the weekend, then freezing it in small portions can set you up for success. With this easy five-ingredient tomato sauce in…
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Jails and prisons are among the most challenging places to control the outbreak of the coronavirus. Similar to cruise ships and nursing homes, detention facilities have crowded living spaces and shared dining areas, as well as communal bathrooms and a lack of space to isolate infected detainees, all of which makes physical distancing practices difficult…
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Curious little fact: there’s no word in the Italian language for “privacy.” It’s a culture of togetherness that makes Italy and its people so endearing. And while the COVID-19 pandemic has certainly put a stop to the evening passeggiata and large, festive gatherings, Dolce & Gabbana recognizes that the spirit remains, if only a casa.…
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American Idol Lightweight Cowhide Cafe Racer Jacket Schott schottnyc.com $720.00 Schott has been making leather goods for over 100 years, and their jackets defined the industry of leather jackets. Their Perfecto jacket—you know, the one made famous by The Ramones—is historic, but we love the pared back cut of the brand’s Cafe Racer, too.
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All too often, we forget to thank our Moms. For Mother’s Day, let’s hit pause on our busy lives and pay homage to the wonderful, wild women who birthed us. In honor of this year’s holiday, Italian heritage brand Ferragamo is honoring mothers in a way that is aligned with the spirit of quarantine: a…
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The coronavirus has largely spared children. Most confirmed to be infected have had only mild symptoms. But doctors in Europe and the United States have recently reported a troubling new phenomenon: Some children are becoming seriously ill with symptoms that can involve inflammation in the skin, eyes, blood vessels and heart. The condition, which doctors…
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Yoga may help migraine sufferers get some relief, a new study suggests. Medications are the first-line treatment for migraine, but they work for only about half of patients, and many drugs have side effects that make about 10 percent of people stop using them. Researchers in India randomized 114 patients with episodic migraines to one…
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