Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Opioid injecting linked to substantial rise in bacterial heart infections

A study of people who inject drugs found a significant increase in the risk of infective endocarditis, a serious infection of the lining of the heart, possibly linked to increasing use of the opioid hydromorphone.

from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2WrWl0b

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