In the minutes before her social psychology exam last semester, Shrayder Fischer, an IU junior studying clinical psychology, reached into her backpack for a pencil and accidentally pricked herself on ...

Needle-disposal boxes have been added to locations in at least 25 domestic markets, Business Insider reports, and the chain intends to have such boxes added to bathrooms anywhere considered necessary.

All medical offices must dispose of medical waste in a safe manner. I closed my office at the end of September, but my last medical waste pickup is the first Friday of December. My dear husband is ...

As we learn to manage our medical conditions at home, the number of needles used by self-injectors grows. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 8 million people in this country use ...

As the opioid crisis continues to affect millions of Americans, Starbucks says it will move forward with plans to install more needle-disposal boxes in select store bathrooms nationwide. The move, ...

Starbucks is installing needle-disposal boxes in bathrooms at locations across the country in response to complaints from employees overwhelmed by the number of improperly-discarded needles. The boxes ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - The Macon County Health Department has installed a new sharps disposal drop box. The sharps disposal drop box can be found outside of the main entrance at 1221 E. Condit St. in ...