Scotty Archondous lives in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES). He is frustrated by the way his neighborhood is portrayed in the media. His activism has led to a number of progressive drug policies in British Columbia, but many were only implemented as half-measures.
Christopher Patrick Laney, 37, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for using an unregistered drone to transport fentanyl and other narcotics from his home in Lancaster to a church parking lot. Laney lived near several churches, with the closest one located 600 feet from his five-bedroom home and the farthest being less than half a mile away.
There has been a 6,500% increase in poison center calls about kratom in the last decade and a half. The plant is native to Southeast Asia and has been used as a traditional medicine for centuries. It's not approved for medical use by the FDA, so states are left to set their own regulations. It can cause serious side effects like seizures, heart problems, liver damage and breathing problems.
There are over 3,000 drugs behind the pharmacy counter. Thomas Goetz is a journalist, entrepreneur and host of the new podcast âDrug Storyâsâ âBehind each drug is a storyâ. Torie Bosch is the First Opinion editor at STAT.
Shreveport, Louisiana, police say Shamar Elkins killed seven of his own children and the eighth was a cousin of the other seven. Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax killed his wife Cerina Fairfax and himself, and a former National Guardsman shot his wife and a woman whoâs been described as his girlfriend.
Theresa Gaffney and another STAT staffer will re-read "The Odyssey" ahead of the movie this summer. They will read 3 chapters per week for the next 8 weeks. The U.S. military will no longer require all American troops to get the flu shot.
Kahn Davison's parents died when he was a baby. His father killed his mother and then himself. His parents were going through a divorce. Last week, former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax killed his wife and himself. Last Sunday in Shreveport, Louisiana, Shamar Elkins shot and injured his wife, his girlfriend and killed eight children.
The Trump administration's funding cuts to South Africa destroyed much of the infrastructure needed to create demand for the HIV prevention jab lenacapavir. The first two shipments of 37 920 doses arrived in late March and early April and roll-out is expected to start in late May to early June. The reportâs authors conducted in-depth interviews with 40 participants.
Celeste Rivas Hernandez, 14, died from multiple penetrating injuries and her death was ruled a homicide. She had two deep stab-like wounds to her torso, one to her upper abdomen pierced her liver and another to her chest damaged the surrounding bone. Her left ring and pinky fingers had been amputated, but the body diagram shows her right pointer finger with the âShhhâ tattoo was intact. Her remains were found in September 2025 inside cadaver bags located in a vehicle registered to D4vd. He has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 and unlawful mutilation of human remains.