TAYLOR COUNTY, Wis. (WSAW) - People in Taylor County will now have access to a new, 24/7 medication and sharps disposal option. Permanent drop boxes have been installed at the jail entrance of the ...

SPARTA, Wis. (WKBT) — Monroe County residents can safely dispose of used medical needles and syringes at no cost at the county health department. The Monroe County Health Department began accepting ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Neighbors on North Clinton Avenue have expressed frustration with Trillium Health and other organizations, accusing them of enabling drug use in their community by distributing clean ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have read that drinking decaffeinated green tea brewed below 175 degrees Fahrenheit will lower cholesterol. Do you have a recommendation concerning this information? -- C.P. ANSWER: ...

Jun. 12—(StatePoint) More than 200 million people nationwide are expected to travel this summer. Coordinating travel itineraries can be complicated for anyone. People who rely on medical sharps, such ...

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (CHIPPEWA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH PRESS RELEASE) - After collecting more than 250 pounds of sharps in May, the Chippewa County Department of Public Health, in partnership with the ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – With the growing popularity of injectable weight loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy, viewers have asked how to safely dispose of the needles. Janet asks: “I have a question ...

ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (WBAY) - Brown County Public Health is setting up temporary, free-standing sharps containers near the NFL Draft, entertainment venues and parks. Six sharps containers will be ...

Immediately following each use, Wegovy pens should be disposed of in an FDA-approved sharps disposal container to prevent accidental injuries. If you don’t have an official sharps container, you can ...

A SHOCKING number of syringes were found at a playground in Morwell, sparking concern for families in the area. The needles appeared to have been removed from the plastic disposable container. The ...

Subcutaneous (subQ or SQ) injections are shots given in the fatty tissue layer (subcutaneous fat) under your skin. Your skin has many layers, and the subcutaneous layer is beneath the epidermis and ...