The practice, in which users inject the blood of already intoxicated individuals, has fueled one of the fastest-growing H.I.V. epidemics in the Pacific and grown widespread in South Africa.
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‘Bluetoothing’: Blood-Sharing Drug Trend Fuels Alarming Global H.I.V. Surge
The practice, in which users inject the blood of already intoxicated individuals, has fueled one of the fastest-growing H.I.V. epidemics in the Pacific and grown widespread in South Africa.
South Africa Runs Out of Insulin Pens as Global Supply Shifts to Weight-Loss Drugs
The shortage highlights a widening gulf in the standard of care for people with diabetes, most of whom live in low-income countries.
Inside the Factory Supplying Half of Africa’s Syringes
In Kenya, Revital Healthcare is manufacturing medical products that Africa needs to take charge of routine health care and respond to outbreaks.
America’s New Drug Policy
Bipartisan support now exists for a once-radical approach to drugs.
India’s Limit on Syringe Exports Hobbles Global Covid Vaccinations
The South Asian country is a major producer of the type of syringe used for coronavirus inoculations.
Syringe Shortage Likely to Add to Africa’s Vaccine Barriers, W.H.O. Says
The continent already suffers from high infection levels, low vaccination rates and limited, unpredictable deliveries of vaccine doses.
‘Needle Spiking’ of Women in Britain Stirs Alarm Over New Kind of Assault
Women are reporting being injected with syringes at crowded clubs in a horrifying variation of dropping pills into drinks. “This is a new depth,’’ said a former chief of police.
Covid Trash Isn’t Always Dangerous. Not Everyone Got the Memo.
Overblown fears that the coronavirus could be transmitted through surfaces have created a stigma around handling nonhazardous trash, experts say. Some recyclable waste has been junked or burned.
The World Needs Syringes. He Jumped In to Make 5,900 Per Minute.
Rajiv Nath’s family-run Hindustan Syringes bets it can help meet the pandemic need for billions of barrels and needles.