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In the minutes before her social psychology exam last semester, Shrayder Fischer, an IU junior studying clinical psychology, reached into her backpack for a pencil and accidentally pricked herself on ...

The website will help people understand the public health risks created by improperly disposing of used sharps and how users should safely dispose of them. Sharps is a term for medical devices with ...

To dispose of used diabetes supplies, use an FDA-cleared container for sharp medical supplies. This can help prevent injury from exposed needles when they’re disposed of properly. Share on Pinterest ...

Semaglutide medications — including Ozempic and Wegovy — have spiked in popularity, with 6% of U.S. adults having tried the injectable weight-loss drugs and 3% currently using them, according to a ...

The addition of two new sharps disposal boxes add to the effort of offering proper disposal of needles, lancets, syringes and more. The City-County Health Department saw the installation for these ...

Seminole County has collected nearly 1 million used needles, syringes and lancets since the “SHARPS” disposal program began. Since the solid-waste division started the program on July 5, 1994, ...

The public health forces behind an effort to provide safe disposal locations for sharps in rural Southern Berkshire County ...