The first tide of syringes ... of medical waste was overblown. And the chief of environmental protection at the National Institutes of Health had agreed: “Although the washing up of syringes ...

Syringes, needles and other potentially harmful medical devices were found Sunday morning largely along Assateague Island shorelines. Officials are looking into why “a large component of medical ...

Last week, the American Medical Association released a report recommending that physicians and policymakers support increased access to harm reduction services, including syringe programs.

“So basically you take, again, a heavy plastic, a thick plastic bottle, put your syringes in there, tape it up, mark it sharps, close it, and make sure it’s tightly sealed, and then you can ...