Poison control centers report increase in calls related to drugs used for weight loss Patients receiving semaglutide prescriptions have increased 932% since 2019.

Livestock farmers should control poison hemlock in pastures, feed lots and holding pens and ensure it is not baled in hay. Poison hemlock spreads via seed, so effective management must prevent new ...

From January through November of 2023, America’s Poison Centers reported almost 3,000 calls for semaglutide, an increase of more than 1,500% since 2019.

Florida’s Poison Control Centers are seeing an increase in the number of kids getting caffeine poisoning.

The King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks is warning folks to thing twice before they pick up a delicate white flower. It may look harmless but it could be poison hemlock.

According to a press release, the increase in exposure is being seen in children aged 12 and under. Poison Control says it managed 1,122 cannabis exposure cases in 2024 and 42% of those cases ...

Ozempic overdose? Poison control experts explain why thousands OD’d this year The injectable drug Ozempic.

Calls to the U.S. poison centers concerning children consuming energy drinks spiked to about 20% in 2023, according to newly released data from America's Poison Centers.

The Florida Poison Control posted a warning on social media warning everyone about wild mushrooms sprouting up after Hurricane Milton.

The fascinating, crucial work of the Bay Area’s poison control center Snakebites, caustic chemicals, drug overdoses — the work of a poison-hotline operator is never boring.

Polymer fume fever or Teflon Flu is caused by inhaling fumes from burning plastic and polymer products including polytetrafluoroethylene or PTFE, the Poison Control explains.

MINNEAPOLIS — The warm, soggy summer across much of the Midwest has produced a bumper crop of wild mushrooms — and a surge in calls to poison control centers. At the Minnesota Regional Poison ...