Every 11 minutes someone in the U.S. dies of an Opioid overdose… Center for Disease Control (CDC) The opioid epidemic or opioid crisis is a term that generally refers to the rapid increase in the use of prescription and non-prescription opioid drugs, particularly in the United States and Canada, beginning in the late 1990s.

One of the best ways for women over 40 to detect breast cancer is an annual mammogram. Until there is a cure for breast cancer, early detection practices like mammograms, clinical breast exams, and breast self-exams remain some of the most important ways to catch breast cancer early and increase survival rates.

The 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) was signed into law on December 13, 2016.  It is designed to help accelerate medical product development and bring new innovations and advances to patients who need them faster and more efficiently.