The state of New Jersey and the region is preparing for a major winter storm this weekend. With significant amounts of ...

Poison centers are an undersung public health win — a model that has worked, and evolved, over the past 70 years, even as ...

Twenty-three years ago, I was there when we started Alaska’s first statewide poison center. On June 30, I will sign off at midnight for the last time. The poison center system in Alaska did not exist ...

Kratom is often marketed as a natural remedy—but that doesn’t mean it’s safe. While some people use it for pain relief or to manage opioid withdrawal, medical experts at University of Utah Health warn ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s best known as the hotline taking calls when people are exposed to harmful chemicals or poison. The New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center is now encouraging New ...

At the California Poison Control System in San Francisco, a call has just come in from a mother whose toddler accidentally drank a stain remover called “Grandma’s Secret.” “I’m not sure how much she ...

New York’s relationship with the Internet is toxic. Adults overwhelmingly made up the majority of subjects who called the city’s Poison Control Center last Halloween — but not because they’re suddenly ...

This holiday season, poison control experts are raising the alarm about the potential dangers of glow products and kids. Each Halloween, poison centers in the United States see a spike in the number ...