Injury Prevention

Avoid the risks that come with cold weather, snow and ice, and holiday celebrations.

Many people consider traffic crashes happenstances, but they're often a symptom of systemic issues—from roads designed to prioritize moving cars over pedestrians to a lack of best-practice road safety laws. The media can help shift the narrative.

Uganda—with shoreline on Lake Victoria, which has earned a reputation as one of the “most dangerous stretches of water” in the world—has one of the world’s highest rates of drowning. But the country is taking major steps to address the threat.

Here’s what you need to know about naloxone, and why it should be part of your home’s medical essentials.