Deaths of children under 5 years of age due to opioid use are increasing in the United States, according to a study

The number of young children in the US who have died from opioid overdoses has risen significantly, according to a new study of accidental poisonings of children five years of age and younger. The study, published Wednesday in the journal Pediatrics, analyzed a national database and found 731 children under the age of five among […]
The death toll from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria rises to more than 19,700

The death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria is now at least 19,738, according to authorities. In Turkey, the death toll has risen to at least 16,546, and another 66,132 people were injured, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday. The total number of deaths in Syria rose to at […]