Mary Jane is seriously holding up the line. US poison control centers experienced a significant increase in marijuana-related calls between 2017 and 2019, according to a new research letter published ...

New weight-loss trends always seem to promise the ability to shed pounds fast without months or years of diet and exercise. While GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy hold promise for both weight ...

A North Carolina woman spent several days in the hospital after a GLP-1 overdose. Poison control centers report a spike in ...

Poison control centers handle millions of calls every year about exposures to just about anything you can imagine — from chia seeds and gummy vitamins to bleach and button batteries. Although young ...

National Poison Prevention Week brings extra meaning this year for Utah Poison Control Center (UPCC) as they celebrate their 70th anniversary. Since the beginning in 1954, UPCC has handled over 2 ...

For the millions of Americans desperate to lose weight, semaglutide drugs like Ozempic have been a dream come true. But for poison control centers, the popularity of semaglutide has been a nightmare.

Poison control centers were developed as sources of information about the management of pediatric poisonings, but have evolved to encompass a wide range of additional functions (Hoffman, 2002; Leikin ...

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You swallowed. You were splashed. You got stung. But was it harmful? If you aren’t sure, head to Webpoisoncontrol.org. That’s the online home of a project supported by 18 accredited poison control ...

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