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The Latest: Birx says rich nations caught off guard by virus

WASHINGTON — Dr. Deborah Birx, a member of the Trump administration’s White House task force on COVID-19, says experts have been surprised by the impact the virus has had on high-income and upper-middle-income countries. She says public health experts never thought that 80 percent of the cases and probably 90 percent of the deaths would… Read More: The Latest: Birx says rich nations caught off guard by… »

U.S. OD Death Rate Worst Among Wealthier Nations

Print this page MONDAY, Nov. 12, 2018 — With the rate of drug overdose deaths more than doubling since the turn of the century, the United States now leads the world in these preventable tragedies. New research from investigators at the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) indicates that drug-related death rates in the United States… Read More: U.S. OD Death Rate Worst Among Wealthier Nations »