KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – He’s less than two weeks old, but he shows the telltale signs of a baby agitated and in pain: an open sore on his chin where he’s rubbed the skin raw, along with a scratch on ...

KENT, Wash. — A world-renowned nursery that has cared for babies born withdrawing from drugs like opioids discharged its last patient Monday. This comes after the Department of Children, Youth and ...

As an epidemic of drug abuse cuts it way through America, none are left unharmed, even the very young. New data finds that the rate of infants dying from drug-related reasons more than doubled between ...

Drug-involved infant deaths more than doubled (120% increase) from 2018 to 2022, with the greatest proportion of deaths in 2021 (25.8%). The most prevalent underlying causes of death included assault ...

The Metro Drug Coalition is relaunching a campaign aimed to further reduce the number of babies born drug-dependent. "Born Drug-Free Tennessee" was relaunched Tuesday morning. Its goal is to connect ...

An increasing number of babies across the country are born addicted to opioids and require intensive care, according to a study analyzing MEDNAX Clinical Data Warehouse statistics from 299 neonatal ...

The 35-year-old mother of 7-month-old Abigail Lobisch, who died in 2019 of an overdose of diphenhydramine — the drug found in Benadryl — gave tearful testimony Thursday about losing her “sweet baby.” ...