The Wayne County Board of Health this month recommended the renewal of the Syringe Services Program during its during its ...

"Without these funds, many agencies would not be able to offer these services," said Jason Berry, Monroe County's community ...

The growing need to mitigate healthcare-associated risks and the rise in chronic diseases have led to an increase in medical ...

On several occasions last year, the hospital put blood-contaminated syringes ... to improve sorting and disposal practices.” Hospitals are supposed to send medical waste to a specially permitted ...

State investigation found that Regions Hospital had repeatedly sent medical waste, including blood-tainted syringes and other supplies, to a disposal site that wasn’t equipped for such material.

'We're in the middle of a drug crisis' A proposed trial to install a waste needle bin in Belfast city centre is not a "silver bullet" but one step to dealing with drugs issues in the city, a ...

This comes after Public Health officers recovered a range of improperly discarded medical items including syringes, plastic pipettes ... the Department of Health Services condemned the reckless ...

A proposed trial to install a waste needle bin in Belfast city centre is not a "silver bullet" but one step to dealing with drugs issues in the city, a councillor has said. Brian Smyth was ...

Some medical tools are used for making diagnoses or checking vital signs. These may be important to have on hand if you're caring for someone in the home. Thermometers are used to determine body ...

Got excess pine needles? The City of Flagstaff is placing roll-off dumpsters in the University Heights neighborhood through Friday, May 2 to facilitate disposal of those pine needles. The ...

La Salle County Health Department is launching the Residential Sharps Disposal Program to provide residents with a free and easy way to dispose of medical needles. (Tom Sistak for Shaw Local) The La ...

OTTAWA — LaSalle County Health Department is launching a residential sharps disposal program to provide residents with a free and easy way to dispose of medical needles. According to a news ...