Opioid-related overdose deaths remain a major public health issue in the United States. More than 800,000 people have died since 1999, according to the CDC, and the yearly numbers are rising. In 2019 alone, opioids accounted for nearly 50,000 deaths, more than 70% of total drug overdose deaths, in the U.S.
Justin Chan is an associate researcher at MWYO, an independent think tank that focuses on youth issues in Hong Kong. His research is mainly on youth employment and economic policies in Hong Kong.
Researchers from the University of Washington have developed a wearable device and detects opioid overdose that will immediately inject naloxone to reverse the event.
Researchers have developed a new wearable device that can be worn on the stomach like an insulin pump, and easily detect as well as reverse an opioid overdose.The device, developed by a team at the University of Washington, can sense when a .
New wearable device can help in detecting and reversing opioid overdose - The device, developed by a team at the University of Washington, can sense when a person stops breathing and moving, and inject naloxone.