In a letter to states and other grant recipients, the Trump administration says the strips encourage drug use. By Jan Hoffman A simple strip of treated paper that can swiftly signal whether a street ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. The Trump administration is doubling down on its opposition to harm reduction services for people who use illicit drugs. In an open letter on ...

The Trump administration has ended federal funding for fentanyl test strips, citing a 2025 executive order prohibiting support for programs that facilitate illegal drug use. Public health advocates ...

The Trump administration is halting the use of federal funds to purchase or distribute drug-testing strips designed to detect fentanyl and other contaminants, marking a significant shift in federal ...

In this tutorial, we will show you how to print a test page in Windows 11 without using any third-party tool. This can come in handy to check the alignment issue, ink flow for text and image quality, ...

Urine tests can detect alcohol or alcohol metabolites for 12 to 24 hours after drinking, though advanced tests may detect metabolites up to 80 hours after heavy use. Ethyl glucuronide (EtG) and ethyl ...

Nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs) are immature blood cells that shouldn’t appear in adult blood. The optimal NRBC count is 0, and even very low counts may prompt further testing. If NRBCs are present ...

A D-dimer test measures how much D-dimer protein is in the blood. This protein is present when blood clots break down. A typical range is 0 to 0.50 micrograms per milliliter (μg/mL) of blood. Higher ...

At-home gut health tests use DNA or RNA sequencing from a stool sample. Testing your gut health cannot replace an official diagnosis from a doctor. Your results may provide insights into gut ...

Wendy Wisner is a journalist and international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). She has written about all things pregnancy, maternal/child health ...

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