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| UKs Rising Synthetic Opioid Crisis: Nitazene-Linked Deaths May Be Underreported |
| Posted on Monday, February 09 @ 00:00:18 PST (10 reads) | |
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The true scale of fatalities involving synthetic opioids known as nitazenes is likely far greater than current official counts suggest, according to groundbreaking research from king’s college london published in clinical toxicology. As synthetic opioid use surges in the uk and globally, this study reveals a significant underestimation in death statistics due to the chemical instability of nitazenes in postmortem samples, shedding light on a hidden and escalating public health crisis.
nitazenes represent a class of synthetic opioids with pharmacological potencies up to 500 times that of heroin. Originally synthesized for analgesic purposes, these compounds were abandoned for clinical use because their extreme potency posed severe overdose risks. In recent years, however, nitazenes have increasingly infiltrated illicit drug markets. Their ease of manufacture and low production costs have made them a favored additive or substitute in illegal drug supplies, leading to alarming increases in associated overdose deaths.
while the uk’s national crime agency (nca) recorded 333 fatalities involving nitazenes in 2024, researchers emphasize this figure almost certainly underrepresents reality. Toxicologists have raised concerns that nitazenes degrade rapidly in postmortem blood samples, reducing their detectability during routine forensic analyses. This means that some deaths involving nitazenes may go undiagnosed, resulting in incomplete mortality data that hampers effective public health responses.
to investigate this degradation phenomenon, researchers employed anesthetized animal models to mimic overdose conditions and postmortem sample handling. The findings were stark: on average, only 14 percent of the initial nitazene concentration remained detectable by the time samples underwent standard pathological and toxicological processing. This rapid breakdown during the often weeks-long delay in sample analysis severely compromises the ability to accurately identify nitazene involvement in overdose deaths.
using advanced modeling techniques and data from the uk national programme on substance use mortality (npsum), the research team estimated that in birmingham alone during 2023 there was a 33 percent excess in drug-related deaths unaccounted for by current nitazene detection methods. This discrepancy strongly suggests that a significant proportion of fatal overdoses are not being linked to nitazenes due to analytical limitations, thus obscuring the full extent of their impact on public health.
dr. Caroline copeland, senior lecturer in pharmacology and toxicology at king’s college london and lead author of the study, stressed the implications: “if nitazenes degrade in postmortem blood samples, then we are almost certainly undercounting the true number of deaths that they are causing. That means we’re trying to tackle a crisis using incomplete data.” She further underscored the critical need for improved analytical techniques to track degradation products and refine toxicology protocols.
understanding the exact pathways and chemical products resulting from nitazene degradation is imperative. Identifying these metabolites and the conditions that accelerate their breakdown could enable forensic scientists to develop new biomarkers or testing methodologies, facilitating more accurate death certification and mortality surveillance in cases involving potent synthetic opioids.
the public health consequences of underestimating nitazene-related deaths are profound. Incorrect or incomplete data undermine the capacity to design targeted harm reduction strategies, policy interventions, and allocate resources effectively. Families grieving unexplained or misattributed deaths may remain without closure, while communities continue to grapple with a largely invisible epidemic fueled by synthetic opioids.
this research not only highlights a serious gap in forensic toxicology but also calls for urgent collaboration between scientists, healthcare providers, and law enforcement agencies. Enhanced surveillance frameworks integrating advanced chemical analysis will be crucial to monitor emerging synthetic drugs and preemptively address their harms before wider societal damage ensues.
as nitazene analogs proliferate and evolve, public health authorities face an urgent need to update drug checking laboratories and toxicology protocols to keep pace with the dynamic illicit drug landscape. Investments in research and forensic innovation can yield lifesaving dividends by improving the accuracy of mortality data and informing evidence-based intervention programs tailored to synthetic opioid threats.
the findings illuminate the hidden dangers posed by synthetic opioids beyond their already recognized potency and lethality. They expose a veil of uncertainty around overdose mortality statistics that has far-reaching implications for public health responses, drug policy, and addiction treatment strategies. Only through rigorous scientific inquiry and improved analytical capabilities can the true burden of nitazenes be brought to light and mitigated.
behind the statistics of chemically elusive deaths lie real human tragedies—families devastated by loss, communities struggling to stem rising overdose rates, and healthcare systems striving to respond effectively despite incomplete information. The study by king’s college london warns that without a clearer understanding of nitazene degradation and improved death certification processes, preventable deaths from these potent synthetic opioids will continue unabated.
this research represents a call to action for the scientific and medical communities worldwide. It demands refined toxicological methods, enhanced surveillance, and deeper research into synthetic opioid chemistry to better characterize and combat this evolving menace. Only by confronting the complexities of drug degradation and detection can efforts to curb the synthetic opioid crisis gain renewed traction and efficacy.
the revelations regarding nitazene underreporting underscore the broader challenges faced in managing novel psychoactive substances and synthetic opioids. As new compounds emerge, their impacts may be masked by analytical blind spots, emphasizing the need for proactive and adaptable forensic science. The fight against opioid-related mortality depends not only on prevention and treatment but also fundamentally on the accuracy of the data we use to understand the epidemic.
subject of research: the degradation and underreporting of fatalities involving nitazene synthetic opioids in postmortem toxicology analysis.
article title: uncovering the hidden toll: nitazene degradation masks true synthetic opioid deaths
news publication date: 9-feb-2026
keywords: opioid addiction, heroin addiction, narcotics addiction, drug addiction, substance related disorders, synthetic opioids, forensic toxicology, nitazenes, overdose deaths, public health surveillance |
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| Nutraland USA Strengthens Scientific Advisory Board with Appointment of Dr. Doug |
| Posted on Monday, February 09 @ 00:00:18 PST (12 reads) | |
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Renowned expert brings extensive clinical and regulatory insight to nutraland’s advisory leadership.
irvine, ca, united states, january 28, 2026 /einpresswire.Com/ — nutraland usa inc., A leading innovator in plant-based, science-backed dietary ingredients, today announced the appointment of douglas s. Kalman, phd, rd, facn, fissn to its scientific advisory board (sab). As a respected authority in clinical research, nutritional science, and regulatory affairs, dr. Kalman brings decades of multidisciplinary experience spanning academia, sports performance, dietary supplements, and healthcare innovation.
dr. Kalman currently serves as a clinical associate professor in the nutrition department at nova southeastern university’s dr. Kiran c. Patel college of osteopathic medicine, and is co-founder of substantiation sciences, a consultancy specializing in scientific substantiation and regulatory strategy. His career includes co-founding the international society of sports nutrition (issn) and serving as senior vice president of scientific & regulatory affairs for the natural products association (npa). Dr. Kalman has been involved in over 400 clinical trials and projects, published 100+ peer-reviewed manuscripts, authored multiple academic textbooks, and contributed meaningfully to research across food, beverage, dietary supplement, and pharmaceutical domains.
“we’re thrilled to welcome dr. Kalman to nutraland’s scientific advisory board,” said dr. Gene bruno, ms, mhs, rh(ahg), chief scientific officer at nutraland usa. “His rare combination of clinical research expertise, regulatory insight, and real-world application aligns perfectly with nutraland’s commitment to advancing science-led, plant-based innovation. Doug’s perspective will be invaluable as we expand our clinical portfolio and bring differentiated, evidence-supported ingredients to market.”
in addition to his academic and regulatory work, dr. Kalman has been highly active in applied sports nutrition—supporting athletes across collegiate, professional, and olympic levels—and continues to advise brands, researchers, and institutions on strategic scientific development.
“i’m honored to join nutraland’s sab and collaborate with a team that prioritizes scientific rigor, innovation, and responsible product development,” said dr. Kalman. “The future of nutrition and supplementation is rooted in transparent evidence and credible outcomes, and nutraland is committed to that standard. I look forward to contributing to the company’s mission and to advancing the science behind emerging ingredients.”
the appointment of dr. Kalman reinforces nutraland’s ongoing investment in clinical research, regulatory integrity, and scientific substantiation—areas that continue to guide its branded ingredient platforms.
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| One Knox soccer club celebrates 2026 season kickoff |
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One knox soccer club celebrates 2026 season kickoff
one knox sc debuted new team members and partners during 2026 season kickoff at kern’s bakery.
knoxville, tenn. (Wvlt) - players, coaches and fans of knoxville’s professional soccer club gathered at kern’s bakery to celebrate the 2026 season for one knox sc.
the celebration comes after the team made history in november when they won their first ever playoff title in front of a record-breaking crowd of 7,500 fans at covenant health park.
“after a successful year last year, we need to do it again. It was such a wonderful feeling and it was a challenge, no question, but we need to do it all again,” said one knox head coach ian fuller. “I’m looking forward to competing and showing everyone that we are the best club in the country.”
previous coverage: history made | one knox wins club’s first ever playoff title
fuller also announced the team would be partnering with regions bank to host a fan zone in kerns bakery with live watch parties for all tournament games during the summer.
newcomer denis krioutchenkov is a striker for the team. He said he is excited for his professional soccer debut, and his teammates have been a big help.
“it’s something new for me, you know, being in the professional game, but i played in college for four years,” said krioutchenkov. “I’m still getting used to it, but the teammates around here are helping me a lot.”
previous coverage: one knoxville, champion soccer club, announces 2026 schedule
nico rosamilia signed with one knox last year, but he has already become a mentor for some of the new players.
“i’m most excited to getting some wins and looking forward to playing with some new guys,” said rosamilia.
teddy baker is another new face on the team. The midfielder is preparing for his second season in the usl league one, and is excited to see the fans at covenant health park.
“i’d say i’m looking forward to playing at a new home stadium; it’ll be fun to see the fans,” baker said
for more information or to purchase tickets for upcoming games, visit one knoxville sc’s website.
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| Two Businesses Heavily Damaged By Fire In Manchester - NewsBreak |
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it was a bad weekend for two businesses in ocean county as fire heavily damaged two manchester township businesses over the weekend.
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according to reports, both dickies bbq pit and whiting bar and spirits were decimated by fire on saturday in whiting.
according to patch, “dickey’s barbecue pit and whiting bar and spirits in the whiting town center at 108 lacey road are closed indefinitely as a result of the fire reported just before 2:30 p.M. Saturday, manchester capt. Albert vega said.”
thankfully, there were no injuries reported. The ocean county fire marshal’s office and manchester detective thomas chant are investigating.
i remember being at the grand opening of dickies barbeque pit and loving their restaurant. I hope they can come back from this devastating fire. Same for the whiting bar and spirits, we hope both businesses will come back shortly.
the patch article added “the fire is believed to be accidental, caused by an electrical malfunction.”
look: what are the odds that these 50 totally random events will happen to you? Stacker took the guesswork out of 50 random events to determine just how likely they are to actually happen. They sourced their information from government statistics, scientific articles, and other primary documents. Keep reading to find out why expectant parents shouldnt count on due dates -- and why you should be more worried about dying on your birthday than living to 100 years old. Gallery credit: isabel sepulveda pixabay getting struck by lightning the u.S. Weather service places a persons odds of being struck by lighting in a given year at 1 in 1,222,000 people, based on population. That probability climbs significantly when we look at the odds of being struck by lightning in your lifetime--1 in 15,300--averaging that lifetime to be 80 years. Stunningly, the odds of you being affected by someone you know being struck by lighting, based on 10 people affected for every person struck, are 1 in 1,530.
ag?ɬ™Ncia brasil fotografias // wikimedia commons winning an olympic medal the 2018 winter olympics divvied up 487 medals among 2,952 athletes, or roughly 16.5% of competitors (including individual and team events). As it turned out, 93 athletes at those games accounted for 208 medals--bringing the percentage of olympic athletes to take home medals down to just 12.6%. A decreasing number of summer olympic events has made winning medals even harder than it used to be. For an everyday person with eyes on the gold, your odds are pretty slim at 1 in 662,000 .
being killed in a plane crash take a deep breath and board that plane with confidence: your chances of being killed in an airplane crash , based on population size and average rate of flying, are only 1 in 11 million. There were 40 airplane accidents in 2020 , five of which were fatal, killing 299 people. In 2019, 86 accidents were recorded and eight were fatal, causing the death of 257 people.
max pixel having twins youre setting up a nursery and buying a crib, but should you build it for two? Roughly 1 in every 250 natural pregnancies results in twins. The odds of having twins go up for older mothers and those receiving fertility treatments. Though there is a gene that makes women more likely to have fraternal twins, men who inherit it are no more likely to have twins in the family and it doesnt increase the chance of having identical twins.
dying in a tornado with roughly 25 deaths per year from tornadoes, on average the odds of dying in a tornado are 1 in 13,000,000. Those odds go up if youre in a mobile home, live in frequents paths of these storms, or take undue risks when a tornado is nearby .
mark ou // flickr winning the lottery if youre hoping to win the lottery, youre either very lucky or bad at math. Your odds of winning the lottery depend on which game youre playing and, for some games, how many other people are playing. Generally speaking, your odds of winning a prize in powerball are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million. Your chances are even worse for winning the mega millions jackpot: 1 in 302.6 million.
public domain being saved by cpr the american heart association points to data showing that up to 45% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims recover when cpr is administered. The majority of these emergencies--almost 70%--occur in peoples homes, making it helpful for all family members, even children who have the requisite physical strength, to learn how to administer cpr.
killed by a meteorite impact meteorites may be at the heart of many science fiction and disaster films; but when it comes down to real science, earth is a big planet covered by large, uninhabited areas. When you consider the empty versus occupied planetary surface area, you have pretty low-if-wide-ranging odds--between 1 in 3,000 and 1 in 250,000, according to one estimate--of being killed by a meteorite impact . That said, a man in 2016 died from a meteorite impact ; and the famous, 9-pound hodges meteorite in 1954 made direct contact with ann hodges thigh as she napped on her living room couch.
cygnus921 // flickr finding a four-leaf clover this genetic plant quirk brings the luck of the irish to just 1 in every 10,000 clovers , says dr. John frett, professor of plant and soil sciences at the university of delaware. That doesnt mean you wont find one, though: the guinness world record for the most four-leaf clovers collected in a single hour goes to gabriella gerhardt of fitchburg, wisconsin, who on sept. 21, 2019, gathered 451.
travelingotter // flickr getting audited by the irs paying taxes is stressful enough without worrying about getting audited. In 2019, the irs audited roughly 1 in every 220 individual tax payers. Overall, youre more likely to get that call from the irs if you file incomes of $0 or more than $10 million.
gerwin sturm // flickr bowling a perfect game its a good time to be a bowler, as more advanced equipment has helped people significantly improve at the sport . The american bowling congress recorded the number of perfect games rising from 905 in 1968 to 34,470 in 1998 . Even with the changes, the odds of a professional player bowling a perfect game are about 460 to 1 while those for a casual player stand at 11,500 to 1 .
pixabay living to 100 technological advances have more than doubled human life expectancy worldwide in the last century--and in 2021, the united nations predicted the united nations expected about 573,000 living centenarians to worldwide. In february of 2021, there were 97,000 people in their 100s alive in the u.S. Women have much higher odds of reaching this feat than men, as women make up more than 80% of centenarians .
but dont go planning your 100th birthday party quite yet--your odds fluctuate by a host of factors, not the least of which being that those who are youngest now have a significantly higher chance of living to 100 than the rest of us.
pixabay earning a perfect score on the sat though it wont guarantee college admission , it certainly doesnt hurt to get a perfect score on the sat. But few manage such a feat: only 504 of the 1,698,521 students who took the sat in 2015--0.03%--got every point. Things didnt get any easier after the test was redesigned in 2016. Test administrators no longer release precise numbers, but suffice to say that in 2020 just 7% of the 2.2 million test-takers scored between 1,400 and 1,600, with 1,600 representing a perfect score.
pixabay getting your car stolen car theft was in decline for decades , but its been creeping back up. There were around 873,080 car thefts in 2020 , representing a 9.2% jump from 2019. Of the 286.9 million vehicles registered in the u.S. That year, that works out to about a .3% chance that your car will be stolen.
pixabay having food poisoning listeria, salmonella, e. Coli--there are a number of organisms capable of causing food poisoning. One in 6 americans will experience food poisoning in a year, according to foodsafety.Gov. Of the 48 million who become ill, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die. Foods eaten raw and those that are difficult to clean are especially risky.
will hart // flickr getting into harvard with the applicant pool more than doubling at harvard in recent years, the odds are increasingly stacked against prospective students. In 2018, admission rates dropped below 5% for the first time to 4.59%. In 2020, the acceptance rate stood at 4.6%. Its best to apply early to increase your chances: harvard accepted 7.4% of early applicants in 2020.
public domain seeing your congressperson re-elected while approval ratings jump up and down, theres at least a 90% chance a congressional representative running for re-election will be successful. Though the figure dipped to 84% in 2010, it hasnt otherwise gone below 90% since 1974 . The reelection rate to congress in 2020 was a sky-high 96% nationally.
pixabay losing something in the mail be careful when you address an envelope or a parcel. Of the 88 million lost items the u.S postal services mail recovery center received in 2014, it was only able to return 2.5 million . Thats less than 3%. While its impossible to know how many items actually get lost in the mail, averages stand between 3% and 4.7%. Some postal centers host online auctions to sell off unclaimed items.
airman 1st class chris drzazgowski // u.S. Air force becoming a bone marrow donor many people sign up for bone marrow registries, but because you need an actual match with a patient to donate, not everyone ends up donating bone marrow. The likelihood of becoming a donor at the time of joining a registry is just 1 in 430 , reports national marrow donor program be the match. The u.S. Department of health and human services health resources and services administration says only 30% of people who need a bone marrow transplant have a relative who matches them.
bernard dupont // flickr dying in a shark attack sharknado and jaws have primed people to fear shark attacks, but in reality, its very unlikely to happen. If you live within 100 miles of a coastline, the odds of an unprovoked shark attack killing you are about 1 in 3.7 million. If you dont live near a coast, your death-by-shark odds are 1 in 7 million . Surfers are most likely to encounter sharks, since the best places for catching a wave are also the places where sharks like to gather.
patricia marks // shutterstock being named emma or jacob each year, the social security administration (ssa) gathers and analyzes name data, offering tremendous insight into past and present time periods. Emma and jacob rank as the top two most popular baby names of the 21st century , according to ssa data from 2000 to 2019, released september 2020. Utilizing the baby name uniqueness analyzer, we found the odds of being named emma (for girls) or jacob (for boys) in 2019 stood at 1 in 107 and 1 in 179, respectively.
max pixel becoming an astronaut if you always dreamed of being an astronaut when you grew up, weve got bad news for you. Of the 18,300 people who applied to nasa in 2016--the first time the agency opened applications since 2011--only 12 made the cut for the 2017 training class.
mike krzeszak // flickr having trouble hearing half of all adults older than 75 have disabling hearing loss, reports the national institute on deafness and other communication disorders. Its not just senior citizens, either: 18% of adults ages 20 to 69 have trouble hearing the frequencies of human voices. Just two to three of every 1,000 american children are born with documented hearing loss.
max pixel dying in a car accident your odds of dying in a motor vehicle crash stand statistically higher than most causes of death , at 1 in 107. Despite americans driving an estimated 13% fewer miles in 2020 (likely due to covid-19 stay-at-home restrictions and business closures), the country saw a 24% jump in the rate of road-related deaths over 2019 , according to the national safety council.
pixabay graduating from college within six years college completion rates vary by school, gender, geography, and a host of other factors. Women are more likely to finish their degrees than men; and at highly selective institutions, more students were likely to finish on time. On average, data show that as many as 6 in 10 students who enroll at two-year community colleges and for-profit, four-year schools will not graduate within six years.
vinstock // shutterstock needing long-term care insurance those of us with insurance buy it with the hope of never having to use it. But when it comes to long-term care insurance, few people invest in the service despite 58% of women and 47% of men 65 and older will need long-term care in their lifetimes. Just 2.3% of americans actually have insurance to cover that long-term care, with a 50% chance that a 60-year-old who buys a policy will use it sometime before death.
sam greenhalgh // flickr the person next to you being able to read this while a text-focused culture like the u.S. May appear to take literacy for granted, it is estimated that 43 million adults in the u.S., Or 21%, cant read--thats 1 in every 7 adults, based on population. For those looking for resources, groups like the american library association offer free adult literacy classes .
alex hinds // shutterstock being ambidextrous the odds that you can use both hands equally for any task are low: readers digest reports that only 1 in every 100 people are actually ambidextrous . Some people may learn to use their non-dominant hand out of convenience or necessity, but thats not exactly the same thing.
fema dying in a hurricane better hurricane-prediction systems have helped reduce the number of fatalities from storms--most of the nations deadliest hurricane seasons happened more than 50 years ago. A 1900 hurricane in galveston, texas, killed around 8,000 people . The death toll from 2017s hurricanes in puerto rico were updated to 2,975 nearly a year after the storms made landfall. Generally speaking, your odds of dying in a hurricane are 1 in 62,288.
cracking open a double-yolked egg the odds of cracking open an egg with a double yolk are about 1 in 1,000, and often come from younger hens. If you crack an egg every day, youre only likely to get a double yolk once every three years. Because the universe can be truly random, you could also end up with an entire carton of double-yolk eggs-- like one british man did in 2016 .
ada be // flickr your house burning down on average, about 358,000 structural fires occur each year in the u.S. Your odds of your own home burning down in a fire are around 1 in 3,000; about 3,000 americans die annually in fires.
spok83 // shutterstock being killed by falling furniture being injured or killed by unstable furniture falling over is rare: between 2000 and 2019, 469 children died from furniture and appliances falling over. The overwhelming majority of tip-over accidents involve bookshelves, dressers, tvs, and tv stands. Throughout your lifetime, the odds of you being so much as knocked over by falling furniture is 1 in 5,508.
playing for a professional sports team though plenty of kids dream of becoming pro athletes, theres simply not enough room on the proverbial court for the almost 8 million high school athletes competing across the country. Just over 480,000--or 6%-- end up on a national collegiate athletic association (ncaa) team in college. From there, the number who move on to pro teams or the olympics is even smaller : 1.2% of ncaa mens basketball players and .8% of womens basketball players go on to major pro levels.
andrey arkusha // shutterstock becoming a millionaire winning the lottery isnt in the cards for most people, but that doesnt mean your odds of becoming wealthy are insurmountable. Each of us has between a 6.4% and 22.3% chance of becoming a millionaire , depending on many factors including education level, wealth, race, and age. More education improves chances all around, but race plays the most significant factor , the federal reserve bank of st. Louis found.
pixabay death by bees bees might seem like harmless, fuzzy pollinators, but alongside wasps and hornets, they are responsible for nearly 60 deaths a year and hundreds of thousands of emergency room visits. Your odds of dying from one of these stinging insects is 1 in 59,507.
steve johnson // flickr getting lead poisoning the water crisis in flint, michigan, became an international story in 2015 after news broke that city officials had known and done nothing about lead pipes contaminating the citys water, poisoning thousands of children. But theyre not the only ones suffering the developmental effects of lead poisoning : as many as 500,000 american children younger than 6 have elevated amounts of lead in their systems.
pixabay someone you know identifies as lgbtq+ the supreme courts 2015 legalization of same-sex marriage was seen as a watershed moment in the movement for equality for lgbtq+ americans. In the years since, more people openly identify as lgbtq+: a full 5.6% of american adults in 2021 , according to one gallup survey.
nkm999 // shutterstock dying on your birthday it seems like you should have a 1 in 365--or 366 on a leap year--chance of dying on any particular day of the year. An economist at the university of chicago discovered this isnt actually the case. Youre actually 6.7% more likely to die on your birthday, a rate that increases for young people or when birthdays fall on weekends.
max pixel being born with extra fingers or toes being born with extra fingers and toes is the result of a medical condition known as polydactyly, and it affects 1 in every 500 to 1,000 births in the united states. But dont worry if it happens to you or your child, as most cases are easily fixed with surgery. People usually end up with one extra finger or toe, but the world record is held by a child born in 2010 in india with four fingers and 20 toes .
vchal // shutterstock being involved in a mass shooting firearms are the leading cause of death for children and teenagers in the u.S . , But mass shootings account for only a small fraction of those deaths. The average american has a 1 in 11,125 chance of dying in a mass shooting over the course of their lives.
minh hoang // flickr catching a shiny pokemon shiny pokemon are no different than a normal pokemon, except that they have a different color-scheme and are incredibly rare. They appeared in the video game franchise with pokemon gold and pokemon silver, where players had a 1 in 8,192 chance of finding one. The pokemon game for nintendo switch eases those odds to 1 in 341 after players catch a certain number of a specific species, or 1 in 4,096 without the combo.
pixabay that your birth control fails no birth control is 100% effective, but some are more successful at preventing pregnancy than others. Latex condoms fail 13% of the time, prescription birth control pills fail 7% of the time, and implants like intrauterine devices (iuds) generally fail around.1% of the time. The right choice depends on the person in question and should always be discussed with your doctor.
catching a foul ball catching a foul ball during a professional baseball game is a dream of any fan, and the odds of it happening arent too terrible, depending on some obvious factors like where youre sitting and the pitcher-batter matchup. All in all, theres around a 1 in 835 chance of snagging a ball while rooting for your team. The odds of catching two in a row are closer to 1 in 1 billion. Max pixel being dealt a royal flush the best hand in poker, a royal flush consists of a 10, jack, queen, king, and ace of the same suit in your hand. Theres only a 0.00015% chance of being dealt this, and only four possibilities--one of each suit--out of 2.6 million possible poker hands in a normal five-card game.
bychykhin olexandr // shutterstock being born on leap day people born on feb. 29, the extra day added to the calendar every four years to keep calendars matching up with the rotation of the sun, are the subject of fascination and constant jokes about how they only have a birthday every four years. The chances any person being born on that day are 1 in 1,461 , the number of days in four years plus one.
mark warner // flickr creating a perfect march madness bracket every year, billionaire warren buffett offers $1 million per year for life to any employee at his company who fills out a perfect bracket for the ncaa march madness college basketball tournament. The exact odds of correctly predicting the outcome of all the match-ups depend on who you ask: forbes places it at 1 in 9.2 quintillion, while fivethirtyeight pegged the 2015 odds at 1 in 1.6 billion. Either way, buffett wont have to pay a grand prize winner for the foreseeable future.
freestocks.Org // flickr giving birth on your due date due dates are an inexact science, usually calculated based on a rule devised in the 19th century. Only around 5% of babies are born on their due dates, while 80% are born sometime in the two weeks before or after. Babies born before 37 weeks of pregnancy are considered premature and can suffer from physical disability or developmental delays. Around 15 million premature babies are born annually.
pixabay keeping your wisdom teeth getting your wisdom teeth removed has become an adolescent rite of passage, with about 10 million of them removed every year. Despite debates over the necessity of having surgery before the teeth cause problems, around 85% of people who have wisdom teeth--some people are born without them--still get them removed.
max pixel that there is alien life there may be about a 45% chance of there being alien life , according to one study released in 2020 that estimated the odds of other-planetary life and intelligence. The findings were based on a series of inferences adding up to whats called bayesian analysis.
nursingschoolsnearme.Com/ // flickr being born this would be the probability that started it all, but what are the chances of any one human existing at all? While theyre not infinitely small , the odds are not stacked in your favor. Your parents had to meet, you had to be conceived from a specific sperm and egg, you had to be born, and your ancestors had to do the same thing for generations before you or your parents were born. After all that, you had around a 1 in 5.5 trillion chance , but if youre reading this, you beat those tough odds, so congratulations are in order. |
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| Sunday Sit-down with Mizzou baseball coach Kerrick Jackson - ABC17NEWS |
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Sunday sit-down with mizzou baseball coach kerrick jackson
columbia, mo. (Kmiz)
abc 17 sports director nathalie jones caught up mizzou baseball coach kerrick jackson in this weeks edition of sunday sit-down.
the pair previewed the 2026 season, which will begin on friday against mount saint marys in fort meyers, fla.
you can watch their full conversation on sportszone at 10:30 on abc 17. You can also find a full transcript of the interview below.
nathalie jones: welcome back everyone. As you can see, its a special edition of sunday sit-down. Were joined by mizzou baseball coach, kerrick jackson. Kerrick, how was the offseason? I mean, gosh, its freezing right now. Cant wait for spring sports to get going.
kerrick jackson: yeah, without a doubt. I mean, this is, you know, you finish the fall. Had a really good fall. Go into the break. Hope the kids are going to go home and do everything that theyre supposed to do over the break, to come back prepared. And you know, this year, were really excited about getting back and getting going. Like, as soon as they left, i was, i was ready for them to get back, because im really excited about this club.
nathalie: tell me about this years team. What excites you about the group you have?
kerrick: i just think theres a theres an energy there. Theres a passion there. You know, we have kids that have now been with us for three years, and so they understand how we want to go about things. And then obviously we added some additions. But i just think, you know, when we talk to these guys about what are the things necessary to put us in a position to be successful, they understand that, and part of that is just going out and playing really good, clean baseball. We were able to add some depth. You know, last year we were just hammered with injuries, and so we didnt have the depth. And so this year we made sure that if that happened again, knock on wood, it doesnt. But we were prepared and going to be in a better position than we were last year.
nathalie: how critical, when you talk about that vision of, well, you know, theyre fired, i want to compete. How important are the guys who were here last year and those returners in that vision, and kind of communicating that to the guys who are doing the program here?
kerrick: i think huge, because a lot of the guys that returned obviously, you know, were in this portal age, right? Where, when things dont go well, people look to jump ship. And the kids that stay with us, who are some of our better players, you know, a kaden peer and mateo serna, who guys that you know as freshmen, they had 100 over 100 at bats, theyre committed to wanting to be here and seeing the vision that we put in place, to helping this program get back to where it needs to be. And so were really excited about that, and theyre kind of leading the charge.
nathalie: yeah, you mentioned some of those names who were some of them. Who are some of the guys youve been most impressed with that have stepped up and kind of taken on that, that leadership capacity for this team?
kerrick: yeah, you know, you got javyn pimental, obviously, he got injured the year before, and, you know, a fifth year guy for us, coming off, tommy john, really, really passionate about what were doing. Ian lohse, whos here for a sixth year, but hes one of those guys that has battled injuries throughout his career. And then, like i said, mateo and kaden and then pierre seals, who transferred to us last year from memphis, played for us here last year, came back again this year, had another year because of the pavia rules. So we really able to benefit from that. And then when you look at some of the guys, at josh mcdevitt, who came in as a freshman with us, recruited by the previous staff, but decided to stay on board. Hes really maturing and growing into his own. And so weve had a lot of those guys that have been here, like i said, with us, for a number of years now, that really understand how we want to go about things and the things that are important to put us in a position to be successful.
nathalie: curious for you, what do you feel like has been your biggest lessons? I guess you know, you coming up to the sec in your first couple seasons. What do you feel like you learned the most since youve been in this job here?
kerrick: i think the biggest thing here is, you know, again, i was here as an assistant, and went through that process of when we made that transition from the big 12 to the sec and understanding the depth. Theres no off-weekends, you know, i think i looked it up last year. Obviously, we did not have a good year last year, historically, awful year, to be honest with you. And and we recognize that. I think the biggest thing is getting guys in that fit our system, that understand how we want to go about it. You know, not many teams in our league, very few teams, if any, build. They all reload, they get into the portal. And that was just something we chose not to do. You know, we brought in 26 guys this year. 15 of those guys were freshmen. That was kind of my thought process coming in, was that we were going to build this thing, and were going to kind of start from the ground up. And you know, when youre building something, its never pretty. You know, you look at the north end zone project right now and and all the construction thats been going on. It looked terrible. But when everybody shows up on game day next year, theyre going to love what they see. And so that part for us is going through that building process, getting our kids to understand what that means, and those kids that have had the experience, and being able to help them, have them understand, hey, take the experience that you had, learn from the lessons that we had last year, and then move forward with those and put us in a position to be successful.
nathalie: for you and your vision, what does the next step look like? Whats the next step for mizzou?
kerrick: i think, again, i think its coming out and playing clean baseball. You know, we made a change and brought drew dickinson in, whos one of the top pitching coaches in the country, and hes come in here and really energized our guys, given our guys some identity. You know, hes a competitor. Weve known each other for a long time. Hes a midwest guy. Had success as a player at illinois, had success as a coach at illinois, went on to virginia and had success. And so that him bringing that into what were doing here is also helpful to that. But just telling our guys the beauty about the game of baseball is youre not playing against the other team youre playing against the game itself.
nathalie: obviously, last year really felt like this team could put up the runs in big situations. Tell me about the pitching staff, though. I mean this, what did you kind of highlight this off season of, hey, this is where we need to take another step this year.
kerrick: obviously, the big thing is health, staying healthy. Last year, by the fourth weekend, we lost our entire starting rotation, and so as a result of that, there was guys like a brady kehlenbrink that had valuable experience. It was a tough lesson for him to learn, you know, with his feet in the fire, but being able to get those guys to understand that, and i said, when you look at drew and what hes bringing to the table, its its about throwing strikes, its about being relentless. Its about being competitive. And just that, right? Last year, we pitched to 11. We walked a lot of guys thats never going to give you an opportunity to win games. And as you pointed out, the first half of the season, we were averaging six runs a game, and all we needed was some zeros, and we go into l-s-u and we have a chance to beat them two out of three, but we just cant get over that hump. And so we were there, but then when those injuries hit and things just started to snowball on us, we didnt have the leadership in the clubhouse to be able to get those guys to understand, hey, just keep plugging along. And so again, with the experience that guys had last year and what weve been able to do with them this year, i think thats going to be the biggest difference for it.
nathalie: how long does it take to kind of know if the guys kind of have that identity that youre looking for as a kid, you kind of have to play a few games. Can you find out in the off-season? Like, well, when do you kind of find out what kind of stuff this team has?
kerrick: you get some idea during this time, but then you find out when the lights come on right, like, theres some players that are all-stars right now, and then lights come on, and then they go away a little bit. And then theres other guys that they dont do so well. And then when lights come on, they really, really perform. And so again, for me, its whats going to happen when you get punched in the mouth, right. How are you going to respond when you have that first piece of adversity? Do you come out? Do you blow your chest? Are you committed to getting better, or do you start to blame and point fingers? And i think with this group, i think theyve proven to be with the fall that we had and where we are early spring, a very resilient group. And as i told them, wanting to win and the will to win are two different things. Everybody wants to win, nobody wants to lose. But wanting something is not enough. You have to have the will to have it. And these guys are showing that they have the will to win.
nathalie: well, you brought in some, like you mentioned, good talents in the portal, some good freshmen. What are you kind of pitching to these guys, as far as what youre building here at mizzou is like, this is the vision right now, and what have you been talking to them about?
kerrick: so again, we still rest on the idea of now, right? No opportunity wasted. You have an opportunity to be in the sec, play in the best conference in the country. What are you going to do with that opportunity? And really try to make it digestible for them with something as simple as if the goal is to win, which we know is an outcome-based goal, weve kind of used that acronym thats been thrown around with win is whats important now. So dont focus on the idea of the win. Focus on whats important right now to put us in a position to be successful. And then when you go down another layer from that, then you talk about, what is the essence of the game? What are the two most important things in the game, outs and runs. So you need to do everything you can to make sure that were getting 27 outs. Were not giving away any outs, and were stealing outs when we can. And then youre doing everything in your power to put us in a position to score runs, because college baseball offense is not about getting hits, its about scoring runs. And so that means theres going to have to be some selfless at bats. Youre going to have to wear some pitches. You’re going to have to be able to bunt guys over. Youre going to have to sacrifice and shorten up and put the ball in play when the infield is back. Are you willing to do those things? And if you say winning is important, then you are willing to do those things.
nathalie: in the transfer portal era. I mean, obviously sometimes its so rare to find the unselfish player like youre mentioning. You know, how lucky have you been to kind of find the guys that kind of fit, fit the mold of what you just mentioned?
kerrick: i think thats what we… we going… were going out to be intentional to find the right fit, right. Like, its easy to see guys that put up really, really good numbers. You know, take kam durnin, for example, we know the background. We know the family makeup. He fielded .975 but he only hit .250. But we were able to look at the swing and look at some things and say, okay, the swing is good. Theres balance there. We again, we know what the mindset is. And then were able to get him on a visit and then talk some more about, hey, why are we struggling offensively? Were able to talk to them about some things. Coach leblanc and him were able to sit down and talk about some things. They were to figure some things out, make some adjustments. And he goes off this summer, and he and he tears it up, and then he comes in here, and he gets stronger and hes more physical. And so thats what we have to do. We dont, we dont have the checkbook that everybody else in our league has, right, so with the resources that we do have, we have to make sure that were making the right decisions and picking the right people to put us in a position to be successful. And so to this point, i think were doing a good job being able to do that. And now its time to put all those pieces together.
nathalie: yeah. I mean, you look around the s-e-c, obviously, the checkbooks are big. The teams you know, going to national champion. How hard is it to kind of compete top to bottom in just how tough this league is? I mean, im sure even since last time you were in it, its grown a heck of a lot.
kerrick: with the portal, and what were doing with nil and rev share, its completely different, right? And so again, thats the challenge. Thats the part that i love about it. And again, thats the part where were not going to make excuses because we dont have x, y or z, because, again, the beauty of the game is youre not playing against the other team, right? And so look at murray state. Im pretty sure murray states rev share and n-i-l budget and facilities arent the best in the country, but they ended up in omaha. Why? Because they went out and — when it was time to — play good baseball, they were playing their best baseball at the right time of the year. And so is murray state going to be a perennial power? Probably not, but theyve proven that they can do that. [Oral roberts] a couple years. So theres all kinds of teams that the resources become irrelevant if youre playing the game the right way. And i think with us in this league, were getting players that are good enough to be in this league. And now we have to understand, go out and play the game the right way, regardless of what everybody else has, regardless of whats on the front of somebodys jersey. Just go out and play the game and compete, and well put ourselves in a really good spot.
nathalie: what do you like about how the schedule lays out for you guys? Im sure youre excited to get outside and maybe get a little bit of warmer weather to compete in as well.
kerrick: yes, yeah, well open up down in fort myers and play seven games while were down there, and we play 17 games before we open up conference play. And we open up conference play at home this year. So you know, auburn comes up here, so hopefully its 35 degrees and and making them uncomfortable. But, yeah, no, really excited. You know that our conference schedule is obviously, every year, thats going to just be tough. We’ve common opponents with oklahoma and arkansas every year. Well play those guys every year, but some of the other teams are going to play. Its quality teams, and thats what this league is, right? Its 30 games of a grind. There is no off days every weekend. Anybody can beat anybody if youre playing good baseball.
nathalie: well, kerrick, im curious. Finally, whats your message to the fan base headed into another year here at mizzou?
kerrick: i think the biggest thing is, again, nobody likes the build because the build is not pretty. The only person that likes to build is the builder, right? But when its a finished product, everybody likes what they see. And i think coming out and supporting our kids and supporting what theyre doing and the time and effort that theyre putting in will mean a lot, not only to me as a coach, but to alums, to the kids that are on the field, but just the community in general, i think were going to have success. Were going to have success at a high level. And so for people to be able to come out and witness that, i think will be something really cool.
nathalie: well, kerrick, were looking forward to the season. Thanks for hanging out with us.
kerrick: thank you.
nathalie: thanks. For the rest you guys. Well be right back after the break. |
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| Newsmakers: Alexander named managing director at McLane Middleton |
| Posted on Monday, February 09 @ 00:00:18 PST (15 reads) | |
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Alexander named managing director at mclane middleton
the law firm of mclane middleton has announced that whitney a. Alexander has been named managing director of the firm’s portsmouth office. She will oversee day-to-day operations, collaborate with attorneys and staff to support the firmwide strategic initiatives, and help drive continued excellence in client service across the region.
alexander is a director in the firm’s trusts and estates department, where she assists individuals and families in all aspects of estate planning and trust and estate administration. She also advises clients on the advantageous new hampshire trust laws and assists with establishing various types of irrevocable trusts. She is a 2019 alumna of leadership seacoast, and a 2023 graduate of leadership new hampshire.
belyea joins bnh financial services within bank of nh
bank of new hampshire is welcoming jason belyea as a wealth management consultant in its wealth management division. He will be responsible for the sales and distribution of investment products, including wealth investment management accounts, annuities, 529 plans, life insurance and other direct purchase mutual fund accounts.
belyea brings 25 years of experience working with high-net-worth clients, developing and reviewing portfolios and managing financial plans. He holds a bachelor of science degree from keene state college and has earned the chartered retirement planning counselor designation from the college for financial planning. In addition, he is currently pursuing a financial planning certification through the university of georgia.
nelson joins badger peabody
& smith realty franconia office
shemariah nelson has recently taken a position as a commercial broker at the peabody & smith realty franconia office and is licensed in both new hampshire and vermont.
she joined badger peabody & smith realty in the company’s littleton office in 2023. Nelson’s professional experience includes early work in title and escrow, that evolved into launching a national mortgage processing firm and ultimately led her into the world of commercial real estate, where she worked with a company focused on multifamily financing and sales. She was able to transfer her north carolina brokerage license to new hampshire when she joined badger peabody & smith realty.
callahan named to board of seacoast mental health center
katherine callahan has been appointed to the board of directors of seacoast mental health center, inc.
callahan has served as principal of the mary c. Dondero elementary school in portsmouth since 2010. During her tenure, she has led a wide range of academic, operational, and community initiatives designed to support student success and strengthen family engagement. Prior to joining the portsmouth school department, she served as the educational program director at hill view montessori charter school in haverhill, mass.
in 2023, dondero elementary school was recognized as a national blue ribbon school. Callahan attended the university of new hampshire and later earned a master’s degree in education from endicott college. She also completed a certificate of advanced graduate study at plymouth state university.
nch’s tiffany haynes named “cno to know”
north country healthcare’s chief nursing officer tiffany haynes, msn, rn, was named on becker’s hospital review’s 2025 “cnos to know” list.
as nch cno, haynes is responsible for aligning nursing resources and clinical operations across nch. She provides strategic oversight for nursing operations with a focus on standardizing practice, advancing quality and patient safety, and ensuring regulatory compliance across the system. Haynes also leads nursing workforce development and operational efficiency initiatives while maintaining high standards of clinical excellence.
easterseals nh & vt appoints hamilton as cfo
easterseals nh & vt has announced that mary hamilton, cpa, has been appointed chief financial officer. Hamilton previously served as the organization’s interim cfo.
hamilton brings more than 30 years of financial leadership experience in the health care sector, with deep expertise in finance transformation, operational excellence, and change management across both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Prior to joining easterseals nh & vt, hamilton served as plan chief financial officer for several managed care organizations including commonwealth care alliance, cardinal innovations healthcare and magellan health. She also served as a strategy and transformation finance consultant with mh strategy, llc. She holds an executive mba from louisiana state university and a bachelor of science in accounting from southeastern louisiana university. Hamilton is a certified public accountant licensed by the south carolina state board of cpas.
the merrimack hires lester
merrimack county savings bank (the merrimack) welcomes mark lester as avp, branch and business development manager of its henniker branch. Lester will oversee branch operations and support the growth of the local business community.
lester joins the merrimack with two decades of experience in the banking industry serving in avp and vp branch manager roles. He’s also a graduate of the new england school for financial studies, an intensive two-year program. Lester also enjoys participating in hoops on wheels for granite state independent living and walk-a-mile in her shoes for thrive survivor support center, who named him the recipient of the fleischman award in 2024.
devine millimet names
new shareholder
devine millimet has announced that attorney joyce m. Hillis has been admitted as a shareholder of the firm, effective jan. 1.
hillis has dedicated her career to providing trust and estate planning and administration services for individuals and families of all ages and wealth levels. Her practice focuses on designing and implementing customized wealth succession plans that minimize estate taxes and protect assets for future generations.
bar harbor bank & trust honors employees
bar harbor bank & trust recently announced the winners of the bank’s brand behavior awards, a bi-annual recognition of employees who demonstrate behavior that exemplifies the bank’s core values.
several new hampshire-based employees were honored: tiffany law and desaraye perron are the n.H. Recipients of the positivity award. Law, a vice president commercial relationship manager, joined the bank in 2019 and works in nashua. Perron, a branch sales and service lead, joined the bank in 2018 and works in newport.
elaine donaway, jolene faler and jamie young are the n.H. Recipients of the accountability award. Donaway, a senior commercial loan assistant, joined the bank in 2021 and works in peterborough. Faler, a customer service representative, joined the bank in 2021 and works in grantham. Young, a benefits and hr operations administrator, joined the bank in 2025 and works in newport.
justin drew and delaney hanna are the n.H. Recipients of the communication award. Drew, a branch relationship manager, joined the bank in 2020 and works in andover. Hanna, a branch sales and service lead, joined the bank in 2022 and works in lancaster.
sanborn head
welcomes tangeman
sanborn, head & associates, inc. (Sanborn head) is pleased to announce the addition of james tangeman as the firm’s vice president, air quality and greenhouse gas emission services.
tangeman brings 35 years of experience in greenhouse gas emissions accounting, air quality permitting and compliance, regulatory analysis and advocacy, methane emissions management, and decarbonization strategy. Tangeman will work out of the colorado office and apply advanced air quality strategies nationwide.
csb appoints three to key leadership roles
claremont savings bank has appointed sean long as senior vice president and senior commercial banking officer. Long has been with the bank for six years and brings more than 25 years of banking experience, with deep expertise in commercial lending and community banking. During his time at csb, he has played a central role in advancing the commercial banking division, strengthening customer relationships, and supporting the development of commercial lending talent. He is a graduate of champlain college and the new england school of banking at williams college.
claremont savings bank has also appointed lindsay cota?Robles as vice president and director of marketing. Since joining csb in 2025, cota-robles has demonstrated strong leadership, strategic insight, and a thoughtful approach to elevating the bank’s brand and communications. She has taken on leadership of the marketing function and guided several major initiatives, including the launch of csb’s new website and the implementation of an email automation platform. With nearly 25 years of marketing experience, she brings extensive knowledge in digital strategy, brand development, public relations, and content creation. She holds a bachelor of arts in communications from keene state college and has completed multiple professional development programs within the financial services industry.
austin haase has been promoted to vice president of credit administration. She oversees the combined commercial and mortgage credit administration functions, supporting a more unified and efficient approach to credit operations. Since joining csb in 2021, haase has made a meaningful impact on the bank’s lending processes and overall customer and employee experience. She was also a standout participant in csb’s emerging leaders program, where she demonstrated strong analytical skills and strategic thinking. |
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| Why More Women Like Donna White Are Launching Big Businesses in Their 50s, and W |
| Posted on Monday, February 09 @ 00:00:18 PST (12 reads) | |
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What do a midlife startup founder, a rapidly expanding health market, and a cultural shift toward female-powered business growth have in common? In 2026, more than ever, the answer is: everything.
for years, popular myth has held that entrepreneurs emerge fresh out of college or in their 20s. But the real data tells a different story. A landmark analysis from mit shows that the average age of successful founders is 45, not 25 — and a 50-year-old entrepreneur is nearly twice as likely to build a high-growth company as someone in their 30s.
for women, that “wisdom dividend”— the accumulated know-how and network that come with age — is now becoming a powerful engine of business creation. A study of women entrepreneurs aged 50 and older found that most are driven by passion and experience, with nearly 97 % agreeing they made the right decision starting a business, and 39 % reporting their business is doing better than expected.
one of the most compelling examples is donna white, the founder of bhrt training academy and author of hormone makeover. Donna didn’t launch her business straight out of school — she launched it in her mid-50s, after years of navigating her own hormone challenges and seeing firsthand how little clinicians understood midlife women’s health.
today, she runs a seven-figure organization that has trained nearly 3,000 physicians and providers on hormone science, diagnosis nuances, and better patient outcomes. Her success reflects not only her personal resilience but also a seismic shift in how hormonal health and women’s wellness are perceived — both culturally and commercially.
the hormone health market is big and growing
the business case for hormone health is undeniable.
the global hormone replacement therapy (hrt) market — which encompasses therapies ranging from estrogen and progesterone treatments to testosterone therapy for men and women — is projected to grow from around $16.9 billion in 2024 to over $27.5 billion by 2032, expanding at roughly 6.3 % cagr.
this growth reflects more than clinical demand. It mirrors broader social trends: women are openly discussing midlife transitions, markets are responding with tailored products, and investors are taking notice of opportunities once ignored or stigmatized.
menopause and perimenopause care alone is proving to be a multi-billion-dollar opportunity. Industry research places the broader menopause market, spanning therapies, digital tools, and consumer products, at nearly $18 billion in 2024, with forecasts near $27 billion by 2030.
amid that expansion, educational platforms like bhrt training academy fill a crucial gap: scaling provider expertise so clinical practice catches up to demand. With millions of women navigating hormonal transitions every year, the need for trained clinicians, not just products, has become a business imperative.
why women founders in midlife are winning
entrepreneurs launching later in life bring something that startups founded by younger founders often lack: context.
women over 50, like donna, have lived through decades of professional, personal, and health experiences. That makes them uniquely equipped to spot unmet needs and build solutions that scale.
“older women entrepreneurs,” one study notes, “are less likely to face crippling financial challenges and more likely to use personal savings strategically, drawing on experience rather than hype.”
and while access to capital remains a challenge for female founders broadly, experienced women often tap into revenue-generating service models early, education, consulting, training, and clinical partnerships — before scaling into larger markets.
that pattern fits bhrt training academy: a mission-driven enterprise that teaches the teachers at a time when hormone literacy is finally entering mainstream awareness.
from startup grit to industry credibility
today, bhrt training academy stands as the leading education platform for evidence-based hormone care, setting best practices for a rapidly expanding field while delivering measurable results at scale. With donna white at the helm, the academy’s success underscores a larger truth the market is finally embracing: experience-driven leadership isn’t just valuable — it’s a competitive advantage. |
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| Letting OUR Voices Be Heard for Black History Month |
| Posted on Monday, February 09 @ 00:00:18 PST (12 reads) | |
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New london — behind the maroon curtain at mitchell colleges clarke auditorium on sunday afternoon was 24-year-old azzure brown as she prepared to step on stage for her first spoken word performance. Brown, an artist who has kept her work unpublished and to herself, staged her voice set to music while she remained unseen as a way to make the focus about what she had to say and not who was saying it. For me, this is just a start, she said backstage, calling the event a chance to finally be heard. On the other side of the curtain, emcees destiny mateo and daryl richard bodrick ii warmed up the crowd, keeping them looped in on the mitchell airlines joke, inviting people to fasten their seat belts for an afternoon flight to harlem, a nod to the events celebration of the harlem renaissance. The schools third annual letting our voices be heard black history month celebration drew hundreds of students, families and community members to the new london campus for hours of music, dance, spoken words, vendors and food trucks. Started three years ago by inonda c. Peterson when she was a first-year student, the program has quickly grown into youth-driven festival that fills two campus buildings with black artistry and entrepreneurship. This is a movement the afternoon opened with a poem that laid out the stakes. Today matters because today we gather purpose, peterson read. This is more than performance. This is a movement … this is about empowerment. This is about visibility. This is about possibility. This is letting our voices be heard. For peterson, now a junior, those lines mean the most. The houston native first imagined the event as a small book-release party for her own writing, her mother, angela peterson, recalled. Then as she began speaking to more people on campus, a suggestion was made to tie it to black history month. The idea snowballed. Angela peterson, who came up from texas each year to help decorate and troubleshoot, said she watched her youngest daughter, who she said was once a dennis the menace type of kid, pour her restless energy into something that serves everyone around her. She took all of that energy and converted it into positivity, angela peterson said. … Shes putting all that energy into everything that she touches, from these program to writing her books. Event team members and vendors who have gotten to know peterson all had similar regards. The citys chief of police, brian wright, who had a table set up in the room adjacent to the auditorium, described peterson as a remarkable student. He said she is someone who moves easily from conversations about social issues to casual check-ins, and predicted it wouldnt be surprising to see her on a national stage someday. This year, that prediction didnt seem far-fetched. At the events midpoint, outreach coordinator kim hodges presented three citations from u.S sen. Richard blumenthal to peterson, to mitchell college, and to the events community partners for organizing letting our voices be heard during black history month 2026. Im just grateful, she told the crowd, acknowledging the hiccups that come with staging a student-run event. In the beginning we said this is a movement, and everyone that steps in this room becomes a part of the movement. … The fact that we all came here and showed out and said were gonna let our voices be heard, performers, all of the lovely visitors, i could not have done this without each of you. A student-built team petersons biggest worry isnt just pulling off an event each february, its making sure it survives after she graduates. In an interview backstage, she said this years event feels different because of the management structure shes built around it. Instead of relying solely on staff advisers, peterson organized six student management teams: drawing, vendor, decoration, outreach, performer and marketing, each with an adult adviser who helped with past events. Theyre actually teaching these college students how to run this event, and im just trying to direct them, she said. Many of the students leaders, she added, had never stepped out of their comfort zones to work on something of this scale before. Walking through the clarke and weller centers, you could see their efforts everywhere, with decorated tables for people to draw and color, paint in another, an information welcome booth, directional signs taped to doors and printed programs listing vendors, food trucks and performance schedules. Destiny mateo gets a front-row seat to the events growth. Mateo, a central connecticut state university student, met peterson almost three years ago when the two were paired to mentor a group of middle school girls in a leadership program. We clicked, mateo said. Peterson invited her friends to co-emcee last year after seeing her host a domestic-violence awareness event for mateos mother. This year the two shared a script, along with bodrick ii, introducing the acts and filling intermissions with jokes and prompts to visit the tables outside the auditorium. Its such a blessing, such a privilege, mateo said of being part of her friends project. Its rare that you get to see so many different people of different backgrounds, ethnicities, races and ages come together in that fellowship. Seeing her vision come to life brings me so much joy, and seeing her finally get the recognition she deserves, like those citations, that was a long time coming. Young vendors, big messages in the vendor hall next door, tables overflowed with books, jewelry, beauty products, baked goods and apparel. But many of the businesses, like the performers on stage, were less interested in making sales than in sharing a message. At one booth, colored sweatshirts read you are enough across the chest in raised lettering you can feel with your fingers. Behind the table stood stivenson jean-louis, who runs a mental-health-focused brand called no one. He created the company to remind people theyre not alone, that they have community, he said. The sensory lettering is intentional, when someone feels like they fell short of a goal or arent worthy, he wants them to be able to physically press their hand to the words on their chest. His knit you are loved beanies carry a similar message. If you poke a finger through the fabric, it doesnt go all the way through. Sometimes we feel like were not worthy of love because we have trauma, we have all these baggage, jean-louis explained. But being loved means someone accepts all of that. Visitors at her table were invited to write anonymous affirmation cards for strangers who make a purchase then receive, at random, one message from one person to another. Nearby, author tangular a. Irby read aloud from her childrens book pearl and her gees bend quilt, which preserves the history of her alabama relatives whose quilts now hang in major museums. Irby, a descendant of gees bend quilters, said she joined the event last year after hearing about it and felt an instant connection. As a college student in the late 1980s, she knew classmates who launched an extravaganza night celebrating black culture on their campus, now bryant university, and is an event that continues to be held to this day. It all starts with one student, she said. We need more people like her, she added, gesturing toward petersons bustling festival. S.Acostasilva@theday.Com view this post on instagram a post shared by the day (@thedayct) |
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With pitchers and catchers set to report to spring training in the coming days and full-squad workouts beginning shortly thereafter, the beginning of the baseball season continues to get that much closer.
spring training provides the opportunity for players to potentially earn spots on the opening day roster. Additionally top prospects get exposure to the big league atmosphere and perhaps get to enjoy some moments in the spotlight.
players on 40-man rosters or who get a non-roster invite will appear in big league camp, with 26 teams having already announced their nri groups. Currently, 65 players from mlb pipelines top 100 prospects list fit into one of those two buckets, with more potentially coming when the cubs, dodgers, mets and twins announce their invites in the coming days.
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heres a breakdown of those top 100 prospects who will attend major league spring training by team, as well as how they might factor into their respective organizations plans in 2026:
american league east
blue jays: rhp trey yesavage (mlb no. 12) (40-man); ss arjun nimmala (mlb no. 77) (nri)
yesavage became a part of blue jays lore with a postseason run to remember for toronto during his first full pro season last year while falling just short of a world series crown. Now the 22-year-old righty -- who posted a 3.58 era over six playoff appearances -- aims to be a pivotal part of the jays rotation this season and beyond. Nimmala enters his third big league camp since being taken no. 20 overall in the 2023 draft. Still just 20 years old, the first-generation indian-american looks to continue his steady rise through torontos system, which concluded last year with a solid showing at high-a vancouver.
orioles: c/1b samuel basallo (mlb no. 8) (40-man); of dylan beavers (mlb no. 69) (40-man)
no surprises here for the o’s as the club’s two best prospects look to build on their major league debuts a season ago. Basallo mashed four homers and drove in 15 runs while throwing out 38.5 percent of potential basestealers during a 31-game stint with baltimore. Beavers added four dingers of his own and scored 16 times during his 35-game debut in the show. He appeared at both corner outfield spots and produced a handful of highlight-reel catches.
rays: ss carson williams (mlb no. 63) (40-man); rhp brody hopkins (mlb no. 85) (nri)
williams is coming off a major league debut in 2025 that he would probably like a mulligan on. After striking out at a 41.5 percent clip over 32 games in the show, the 22-year-old aims to get his hit tool up closer to the level of his elite glove and plus power, which did lead to five dingers over that stretch with tampa bay. Hopkins -- acquired by the rays from seattle in the randy arozarena deal in 2024 -- enters his first big league camp. The 24-year-old provides a versatile depth piece for the organizations pitching staff with an effective five-pitch arsenal. He will likely be one of the first arms tapped in the rays’ system this season if a need opens up.
red sox: lhp payton tolle (mlb no. 19) (40-man); lhp connelly early (mlb no. 56) (40-man)
a pair of quick risers through boston’s system, tolle and early will be key pieces in the red sox rotation this season. Tolle raced from high-a to the show in first pro full season last year and pitched well enough to earn a spot on the postseason roster, where he recorded an out in game 2 of the wild card series against the yankees. Early opened last season at double-a before making his big league debut and posted a 2.33 era in four starts for boston before getting the start in the team’s decisive game 3 of the wild card series.
yankees: inf george lombard jr. (Mlb no. 32) (nri); rhp carlos lagrange (mlb no. 79) (nri); rhp elmer rodríguez (mlb no. 82) (40-man)
lagrange and rodríguez will participate in their first major league spring training, and although neither will likely break camp with the big league squad, it might not be too long until they get that call to the bronx. Lagrange showed what he could do with a clean bill of health last season and finished third in the minors in strikeouts (168 in 120 innings) and k percentage (33.4 percent) while splitting time between high-a and double-a. Rodríguez climbed three levels of the yankees organization to the minors’ highest level while posting a 2.58 era and a .192 average-against with 176 punchouts (second-best in the minors). Lombard jr. Makes his third trip to big league camp and could position himself for what some might consider an early major league debut with his play.
american league central
guardians: 2b travis bazzana (mlb no. 20) (nri); of chase delauter (mlb no. 46) (40-man); ss angel genao (mlb no. 66) (40-man); 1b/of ralphy velazquez (mlb no. 89) (nri); lhp parker messick (mlb no. 95) (40-man); c cooper ingle (mlb no. 99) (nri)
cleveland’s system is stacked with six top 100 prospects, and all of them are heading to big league camp. Delauter and messick both made their debuts in the show last season. Delauter made two postseason starts in center field in the wild card series for cleveland, and messick helped the guardians lock down a division title by posting a 2.72 era over his first seven big league starts to conclude the regular season. Genao was added to the organization’s 40-man roster in november for rule 5 draft protection. The 21-year-old suffered a strained right shoulder last spring that derailed his progress, but he could still factor into cleveland’s infield with a strong early showing this year. Bazzana battled through an oblique strain in his first full pro season but did enough to earn a promotion to triple-a and could get the call sooner than later if hes healthy. Ingle will likely return to triple-a to open the season to round out some edges in his game, but he still remains on the doorstep of his debut in cleveland.
royals: c carter jensen (mlb no. 18) (40-man); c blake mitchell (mlb no. 75) (nri)
jensen will look to build off a memorable 2025 campaign in which he raked across the upper levels of the minors before not missing a beat during his 20-game major league debut, slashing .300/.391/.550 while posting a 159 wrc+ over 69 plate appearances. Mitchell missed big league camp last spring after suffering a broken right hamate bone and never really got back on track after that, although he showed glimpses of returning to form during the arizona fall league. But a full year removed from surgery should provide an opportunity for the 21-year-old to get back on track.
tigers: ss kevin mcgonigle (mlb no. 2) (nri); of max clark (mlb no. 10) (nri); c/1b josue briceño (mlb no. 40) (nri)
all of the arrows are pointing up for baseball’s no. 2 overall prospect mcgonigle. After rising through three levels of the tigers’ system last season to double-a, the 21-year-old balled out in the arizona fall league en route to earning afl mvp honors. After an eye-opening performance in big league camp last year when he went 4-for-10 with a home run, mcgonigle has his sights on the motor city. Clark is right there as well, having finished last season in erie too after mashing a career-best 14 long balls while posting a 94/90 bb/k ratio over 111 games. Briceño was also part of that lethal erie lineup during the latter portion of the season and his 20 homers were tied for the second-most by a catcher aged 20 or younger. His path defensively to the show remains a bit of a work in progress, but his bat will certainly find a place in the middle of detroit’s order soon enough.
twins: of emmanuel rodriguez (mlb no. 74) (40-man)
rodriguez was added to the club’s 40-man in 2023 for rule 5 protection and will attend his fourth big league camp. Plagued by injuries for a good chunk of his career, he finished last season with a solid showing for triple-a st. Paul and carried that into winter ball in his native dominican republic. This is the most momentum heading into a season that rodriguez has been able to garner since turning pro, so if he can stay on the field, he could push for an opening day roster spot. Even if the organization feels he could use a little more development in the minors, it seemingly won’t be long until his number is called.
white sox: of braden montgomery (mlb no. 36) (nri); lhp noah schultz (mlb no. 49) (nri); lhp hagen smith (mlb no. 72) (nri)
in the midst of a rebuild, the white sox are in a favorable position for early returns on keystone prospects like montgomery, schultz and smith -- all of whom can make a run at an opening day spot this year. The most likely scenario, though, is that montgomery returns to the minors for a bit more seasoning after his successful pro debut that ended at double-a and continued with a strong performance in the arizona fall league. Schultz and smith remain right on the doorstep of the south side if they dont get opening day opportunities.
american league west
angels: rhp tyler bremner (mlb no. 81) (nri)
the angels have shown they are not afraid to put their favorite college prospects on the fast track to the show, so 2025 no. 2 overall pick bremner getting a closer look at major league spring training should come as no surprise. The 21-year-old hasn’t made his pro debut yet, so an opening day spot would be a stretch, but if bremner maintains his plus three-pitch mix and mid-to-upper 90s velocity on his fastball -- and stays on the field -- he is a legitimate candidate to reach the show this season.
astros: none
houston is the only organization without a current top 100 prospect.
athletics: ss leo de vries (mlb no. 4) (nri); lhp jamie arnold (mlb no. 41) (nri); lhp gage jump (mlb no. 57) (nri)
there is a ton of hype surrounding this prospect trio, and for good reason. Although none of the three is expected to earn a spot out of spring, de vries and jump will likely be ready for a big league callup if and when a need arises. Arnold was the organization’s first-round pick in last year’s draft (no. 11 overall), but has yet to throw a professional pitch. Still, he could be a fast riser through the system and a legitimate option out of camp in 2027.
mariners: ss colt emerson (mlb no. 9) (nri); lhp kade anderson (mlb no. 21) (nri); rhp ryan sloan (mlb no. 33) (nri); of lazaro montes (mlb no. 43) (nri); 2b michael arroyo (mlb no. 67) (nri); of jonny farmelo (mlb no. 78) (nri)
another one of the most stacked systems in baseball, seattle flexes six top 100 prospects and extended invites to major league spring training to all of them. Emerson and arroyo seem to have the best shots at competing for opening day spots. Emerson played his way to triple-a last season and saved his best for the minors’ highest level. There is little the 20-year-old can’t do well, so it seems only a matter of when -- not if -- emerson gets his call. Arroyo will have no problem fitting his bat into the mariners lineup when the time comes, but his place in seattle defensively remains a question mark. Montes clubbed 32 homers last season (third-best in the minors) while playing his way to double-a, and farmelo has seen limited time on the field because of injuries, but has flashed five-tool potential when he gets an opportunity to play. Anderson has yet to make his organizational debut and sloan is coming off an impressive rookie campaign, but both have the potential to be move through the system rapidly. Anderson was the no. 3 overall pick in last year’s draft and has the arsenal to justify it. Standing 6-foot-5 at 220 pounds, sloan is an intimidating presence on the mound who currently ranks as mlb’s no. 6 right-handed pitching prospect.
rangers: ss/3b sebastian walcott (mlb no. 7) (nri)
still just 19 years old, walcott will take part in his third major league camp since signing with texas in 2023. No stranger to being the youngest guy in the room, walcott played at high-a at 17 and reached double-a at 18. Even at 19 last season, he was the youngest batting qualifier in the texas league. Although not likely to break camp with the rangers, walcott might make a legitimate run at a major league callup later this year.
national league east
braves: rhp jr ritchie (mlb no. 90) (nri)
ritchie thrived across three levels last season as he combined for a 2.64 era with 140 strikeouts in a career-high 140 frames. Now that hes made it to triple-a, hell appear in big league camp for the first time and compete for a rotation spot.
marlins: lhp thomas white (mlb no. 17) (nri); lhp robby snelling (mlb no. 39) (nri); of owen caissie (mlb no. 42) (40-man); c joe mack (mlb no. 62) (40-man)
caissie is expected to compete for the starting right-field spot after arriving from the cubs in the edward cabrera trade this winter. He has some of the best bat speed and raw power on the team. White and snelling are two of the best left-handed pitching prospects in baseball and are likely to make their major league debuts at some point in 2026. Mack will be back in big league camp for the third straight year with his best chance yet to make the team.
mets: rhp nolan mclean (mlb no. 6) (40-man); rhp jonah tong (mlb no. 48) (40-man)
two right-handers who ended the year in queens will be back to compete for a rotation spot. Mclean is the top pitching prospect in the game after racking up 57 strikeouts with a 2.06 era in 48 big league innings last year, while tong had an up-and-down time in the majors after leading the minors in era (1.43) and ks (179) in 2025.
nationals: rhp travis sykora (mlb no. 54) (nri); c harry ford (mlb no. 71) (40-man); rhp jarlin susana (mlb no. 80) (nri)
hard-throwing righties sykora and susana are unlikely to pitch as they recover from tommy john surgery and lat surgery respectively, but experience around big leaguers will be invaluable. This will also be a key spring training for ford, who arrived from seattle via trade this offseason and will be competing for a timeshare behind the plate.
phillies: ss aidan miller (mlb no. 23) (nri); rhp andrew painter (mlb no. 28) (40-man); of justin crawford (mlb no. 53) (nri)
all three prospects ended the season at triple-a lehigh valley and are expected to make their mlb debuts in 2026. Crawford is an early favorite to win a starting job in center or left field, and painter should be squarely in the mix for one of the final rotation spots. Miller is the longest shot to make the team, in part because of a crowded infield, but will be in big league camp for the third straight year entering his age-22 season.
national league central
brewers: ss/2b jesús made (mlb no. 3) (nri); ss/2b/of jett williams (mlb no. 51) (nri); ss cooper pratt (mlb no. 64) (nri); rhp brandon sproat (mlb no. 100) (40-man)
williams and sproat are set to make their brewers debuts after arriving from the mets in the freddy peralta trade. Sproat, who had four big league starts last season, will be squarely in the mix for a milwaukee rotation spot. The speedy williams split his time between short, second and center, and it will be interesting to see how the brewers deploy him. Pratt is a standout defender at short but is far from his mlb debut after hitting just .238/.343/.348 in his age-20 season at double-a last year. Made similarly just made it to biloxi but is a rising star and one of the most exciting players in the cactus league this year.
cardinals: inf jj wetherholt (mlb no. 5) (nri); c leonardo bernal (mlb no. 98) (40-man)
the trade of brendan donovan clears the way for wetherholt to take over the starting second-base job, and he’ll be an early favorite for the national league rookie of the year award. The seventh overall pick in 2024, wetherholt hit .306/.421/.510 across the top two levels of the minors last year. The switch-hitting bernal will return for his third stint in big league camp.
cubs: c moisés ballesteros (mlb no. 55) (40-man)
ballesteros ended last season as the cubs’ dh and is penciled into that spot after the free-agent departure of kyle tucker and the trade of owen caissie. He only played one of his 20 big league games at catcher, and while he doesn’t have a reputation as a strong defender, he could see more time behind the plate in the cactus league. Chicago has yet to announce its non-roster invitees, but right-hander jaxon wiggins (mlb no. 58) could make an appearance as well.
pirates: ss/of konnor griffin (mlb no. 1) (nri); rhp bubba chandler (mlb no. 11) (40-man); lhp hunter barco (mlb no. 96) (40-man)
one of the biggest storylines of spring training will be whether griffin, baseball’s no. 1 prospect, can make the opening day roster. The 2024 first-rounder made one of the most impressive pro debuts ever last season as he reached double-a while compiling a slash line of .333/.415/.527 with 21 homers and 65 steals. Chandler and barco will compete for rotation spots after combining to make nine appearances (four starts) in the majors last year, with chandler a solid favorite to begin the year in pittsburgh.
reds: inf sal stewart (mlb no. 22) (40-man); rhp rhett lowder (mlb no. 86) (40-man)
stewart is a heavyweight nl rookie of the year candidate after hitting .255/.293/.545 in 18 big league games last year. He can play the infield corners and some second base but figures to have the easiest path to playing time at first. Lowder is major league-ready after 30 2/3 strong innings in the show in 2024, although a forearm strain and oblique injury cost him most of the 25 season. The reds have rare rotation depth, so cracking the opening day roster as a starter may be an uphill battle.
national league west
d-backs: of ryan waldschmidt (mlb no. 59) (nri)
waldschmidts first full pro season was a roaring success as he made it to double-a and slashed .289/.419/.473 between two levels. The right-handed slugger will be making his second go-around in the cactus league and has a chance to make the majors later this season.
giants: 1b bryce eldridge (mlb no. 25) (40-man)
eldridge was the youngest hitter in the majors when he debuted at 20 last september, and hes squarely in the mix for playing time at first base and dh once again. The 6-foot-7 slugger has some of the best power in the organization and can provide much-needed lefty thump in the giants lineup, provided he hits better than he did in his brief cameo last year (.476 ops).
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san diego’s lone top 100 prospect, 2025 first-rounder kruz schoolcraft (no. 88), did not receive an invite to big league spring training. The 18-year-old southpaw made one start at single-a last year after being selected 25th overall.
rockies: 1b/of charlie condon (mlb no. 70) (nri)
condons first full pro season included hand and wrist injuries that hampered his approach and limited how much he could show off his impressive power. With a clean bill of health, this figures to be an important spring training for him. The righty slugger mostly played first base last year (while also moonlighting in left and at third) but is listed as an outfielder on the rockies roster, so his defensive deployment bears watching. |
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The presence of nitazenes on the unregulated drug market has risen steeply in the last seven years—prompting uk and international bodies to issue public health warnings about their use. Kings college london research, published in clinical toxicology, sheds light on the uks growing synthetic opioid problem.
nitazenes are a class of synthetic opioids which can have potencies of up to 500 times that of heroin. They can be readily manufactured at low cost. These potent synthetic opioids were originally synthesized for use in humans as analgesics but their development was halted due to extreme potencies.
while the national crime agency (nca) reported 333 fatalities linked to nitazenes in 2024, researchers believe that the number of deaths has been underreported as concerns have been raised by toxicologists regarding their stability in postmortem blood samples. This means they are likely being missed by postmortem toxicology tests.
testing this theory, researchers used anesthetized animal models to find that, on average, only 14% of nitazene present at the time of overdose was present when tested under real-world pathology and toxicology sample handling conditions.
the team then used modeling to reveal a 33% excess in drug deaths in birmingham in 2023, using data from the uk national program on substance use mortality (npsum) based at kings college london.
they believe that a credible explanation for at least some of these excess deaths may be due to the non-detection of nitazene that degraded prior to toxicology testing being performed. It typically takes around a month for blood samples to be analyzed by toxicologists.
dr. Caroline copeland, senior lecturer in pharmacology & toxicology at kings college london, said, if nitazenes are degrading in post-mortem blood samples, then we are almost certainly undercounting the true number of deaths that they are causing. That means were trying to tackle a crisis using incomplete data.
when we dont measure a problem properly, we dont design the right interventions—and the inevitable consequence is that preventable deaths will continue.
understanding how nitazenes degrade, and what they degrade into, is critical. If we can identify these breakdown products and where degradation is occurring, we will be able to detect deaths more accurately and respond more effectively. Better science leads to better surveillance, and better surveillance will save lives.
this research shows that the harm caused by nitazenes is likely being significantly underestimated. Because these drugs degrade in post-mortem blood, we may be missing up to a third of the deaths they are involved in, meaning public health responses are being designed and funded for only two-thirds of the real problem.
behind this undercount are people dying suddenly from extremely potent opioids, families left without answers, and communities facing a growing but largely hidden toll.
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