Posts by airville

At the time of this writing, a record 52.2 inches of rain had fallen on the Big Island of Hawaii as it experienced its first hurricane since 1992. Hurricane Lane, a category 3 storm with 120 mph winds was expected to trigger mudslides and wreak havoc along its path, impacting the other Hawaiian Islands before…

A recent study sought to quantify the burden of opioid-related deaths in the United States and compare this burden over time and by age and sex. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), prescription opioid overdoses in the U.S. contributed to 830,652 years of life lost among people younger than 65 years…