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Overdose Survivors Face Higher Long-Term Mortality

29 Oct 2026

Research graphic showing 14,036 NSW accidental overdose survivors, 2,588 deaths, 3.5-fold excess mortality and highest relative risk soon after discharge.

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CDC Finds AKI in 34.5% of Selected Overdose Admissions

26 Oct 2026

Medical toxicology graphic showing CDC data on overdose hospitalizations, with 34.5% coded AKI and 60.9% severe inpatient course among AKI cases.

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Wearable Naloxone Patch Detects and Reverses Fentanyl Overdose in Mice

29 Sept 2026 · Updated 02 Oct 2026

Experimental wearable detects respiratory depression and automatically delivers naloxone in a fentanyl-overdose mouse model using closed-loop control.

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New Study Reopens Cefepime Mortality Safety Question

19 Sept 2026 · Updated 01 Oct 2026

Cefepime vial between published and FDA-provided trial evidence, showing 6.6% versus 6.2% mortality in the 2026 Bayesian meta-analysis.

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Iatrogenic Acetylcysteine Overdose: New Review Maps Severe Medication Errors

05 Aug 2026 · Updated 01 Oct 2026

Clinicians verify an acetylcysteine infusion across the EHR, pharmacy label, diluent volume, and bedside pump to prevent a dangerous dosing error.

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New Systematic Review Maps Drug Combinations Behind Reported Serotonin Syndrome Cases

27 Jul 2026 · Updated 01 Oct 2026

Medical illustration of hundreds of serotonin syndrome case reports forming a drug-interaction network linked to clonus, hyperreflexia and hyperthermia.

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New Case Series Links Uncommon Agrochemicals to Acquired Methemoglobinemia

27 Jul 2026 · Updated 01 Oct 2026

Medical illustration showing uncommon agrochemical exposure oxidizing hemoglobin into methemoglobin and impairing oxygen delivery to human tissues.

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New Poisoning Research Points to Faster ED Triage, Methanol Mortality Markers and Safer AI Use in Toxicology

06 Jul 2026 · Updated 30 Sept 2026

Emergency medical toxicology workstation showing methanol acidosis markers, paraquat kidney risk, ED poisoning triage, overdose monitoring, and AI note review.

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New Poisoning Research Highlights ED Guidelines, Methanol Mortality Markers, Paraquat Risk Signs, and AI Safety in Toxicology

06 Jul 2026 · Updated 30 Sept 2026

Emergency toxicology workstation showing methanol testing, paraquat kidney risk, ED triage, blood purification, and AI note review.

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Overdose Research Update, 28 June 2026: Xylazine, Sedative Overdose and Naloxone Access

30 Jun 2026 · Updated 02 Oct 2026

Emergency overdose care with naloxone, xylazine monitoring and hospital treatment protocol

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