overdose

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The agency reported that deaths related to drug overdose decreased by more than 26% between 2023 and 2024, marking the largest year-to-year drop in those types of fatalities recorded by the federal government.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

The ongoing phase II trial is designed to determine whether adding fomepizole to standard acetylcysteine treatment can reduce liver damage in patients at high risk after acetaminophen overdose.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2026

Adichie's sister-in-law, Dr Anthea Esege Nwandu, a physician and professor with decades of experience, said she had been told the boy had been administered an overdose of propofol, to sedate him to conduct MRI tests.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

Cases include electrocution, drowning, overdose, scurvy, sickle cell anemia, a nail in the chest, a fastball in the eye and gallstones, with all the personal drama one expects from a hospital show.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

"Then Sandy could not have died of an overdose of lemon juice, which is what I saw Crow put in his flask?"

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin