Drug overdoses killed more than 60,000 people in 2016 and the spread of powerful opioids like fentanyl has terrified law enforcement and the medical community alike in recent years. (fortune.com)
But surgical teams have lacked an evidence - based guide, or even rules of thumb, to help them prescribe powerful opioid pain medications wisely. (sciencedaily.com)
While the innovation was initially used for purposes such as injecting pain sufferers with powerful opioids, it became a true game changer once insulin came on the scene in 1921. (fortune.com)