In this opinion piece, Michael Bailey, president of the American Veterinary Medical Association, urges Congress to pass a ...

Xylazine, a veterinary sedative not approved for human use, has become increasingly prevalent in the illicit drug supply across the United States. It is frequently identified in combination with ...

Instanosis Inc. today announced that its Xylazine Rapid Test (Urine) has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), representing a significant ...

In the national conversation about overdose, fentanyl is often framed as a single, wide-reaching crisis, but new evidence from five major U.S. cities suggests a more fragmented, complex reality. In an ...

Patients with opioid overdose who tested positive for xylazine in the emergency department (ED) had higher rates of bradycardia (6.3% vs 2.6%) than those who tested negative and were mostly from the ...

Corrections & Clarifications: This article was updated with the correct location where the dead horses were found. Nine horses were shot and killed in the Black Mesa Ranger District in eastern Arizona ...

A man we will identify as “James” for the purposes of this commentary lives in a tent in San Diego’s East Village, struggling with the necrotic lesions characteristic of xylazine-associated wounds.

Earlier this month, U.S. Forest Service staff rescued 24 wild horses from where they’d been stranded in Inyo National Forest. A winter storm had trapped the animals in 3 feet of snow, leaving them ...

This story contains spoilers for the Apple TV series "Slow Horses." Set in the unforgiving world of espionage, "Slow Horses" follows a bad batch of spies who are comprised of fall guys and failures, ...

Roberta Blake does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Bradycardia on initial ED vital signs associated with higher likelihood of xylazine detection in patients with opioid overdose. HealthDay News — Bradycardia is associated with an increased likelihood ...

Researchers have identified bradycardia-an abnormally low heart rate–as a symptom of xylazine-opioid overdose. This breakthrough finding from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai may help ...