University of Washington researchers are developing a wearable device to detect opioid overdoses and administer a drug to reverse them. The prototype device injects naloxone, a life-saving antidote, when it… Read More
An app that uses sonar to detect opioid overdoses is making the leap from research to startup mode with the formation of a new company called Sound Life Sciences. The Second… Read More
As the U.S. opioid epidemic rages on, the need for effective alternative pain medications is only becoming more acute. Seattle-based biotechnology company Kineta has been working on a non-opioid pain… Read More
In 2016, more than 16,000 people died from an opioid overdose related to a prescription drug. That’s more than 46 people every day. Much of the opioid crisis in America isn’t… Read More