Starbucks executives have declined to install sharps containers in their State Street location, according to Starbucks shift supervisor and union organizer Matthew Cartwright. The State Street store ...

Researchers found that increased regulatory and industry attention to sharps disposal led to a dramatic drop in sharp disposal-related injuries, according to research published in the American Journal ...

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

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

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - The Eau Claire City-County Health Department says several local agencies are partnering to install eight sharps disposal boxes in Eau Claire County. According to a press ...

SANDOVAL COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Taking on the problem of how to get rid of needles safely in the community, Sandoval County is ...

(StatePoint) Back to school can be overwhelming for students and families. With new classes, new friends and sometimes new schools, students have a lot to balance. Additionally, changing routine can ...

Sharps are objects that can penetrate a worker’s skin, such as needles, scalpels, broken glass, capillary tubes and the exposed ends of dental wires. If blood or other potentially infectious materials ...

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

The public health forces behind an effort to provide safe disposal locations for sharps in rural Southern Berkshire County ...

DECATUR — The Macon County Health Department has installed a sharps disposal drop box outside the main entrance at 1221 E. Condit St. Needles, syringes, lancets, infusion sets, connection needles/sets ...

The City of Brandon is expanding its needle disposal program into more neighbourhoods, targeting areas that don’t currently ...