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World & National News

Mexico kills El Mencho — how does this affect drug trafficking?

headshot of Erin Kayata
by Erin Kayata
A person holding out their arm with their sleeve rolled up, several wires attached to their forearm to measure pain.
Health

Can you measure pain objectively, based on science? Northeastern researcher uses AI to develop ‘pain-o-meter’

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
Walter Frankel talks with members of his team at Clearhaven recovery center in Waltham, Massachusetts on Jan. 25, 2022.
Health

He did not expect to be helping victims of the opioid epidemic. Then came COVID-19.

by Ian Thomsen
Science & Technology

Northeastern University researchers are looking for a drug to stop the opioid epidemic

by Laura Castañón

Can the opioid crisis be fixed?

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University News

3Qs: How to overcome the global drug problem

by Jason Kornwitz
Health

Legal experts: law enforcement officers should be authorized to administer overdose antidote

by Jason Kornwitz