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Deaths due to extreme heat at national parks increasing, data from the National Parks Service shows

July 27, 2023

Deaths due to extreme heat at national parks increasing, data from the National Parks Service shows

Gaj Rudolf / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — National parks aficionados are making their annual summer pilgrimage to their favorite gateway to the great outdoors, but the extreme heat that has been plaguing much of the U.S. is making that trek more dangerous. Despite the unrelenting heat that has been breaking records all over the […]

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Fentanyl overdose deaths surged 279% since 2016 while heroin deaths fell: CDC

May 3, 2023

Fentanyl overdose deaths surged 279% since 2016 while heroin deaths fell: CDC

Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The rate of drug overdose deaths linked to fentanyl in the United States has skyrocketed over the last five years, new federal data showed. The rate of overdose deaths involving fentanyl spiked by 279% between 2016 and 2021 from 5.7 per 100,000 to 21.6 per 100,000, according to a […]